By far Wilder’s best-known work, Our Town won the Pulitzer prize for drama in 1938. It was also the first ever radio drama produced on Orson Welles’s Campbell Playhouse radio show featuring Welles himself in the role of the Stage Manager.

What is the theme of Our Town act3?

The dead souls in Act III emphasize this theme of transience, disapproving of and chastising the living for their “ignorance” and “blindness.” The dead even view George’s grief and prostration upon Emily’s grave as a pitiable waste of human time.

Why is it called Our Town?

By Thornton Wilder Our Town, Our Town… Yes, this play is about your town. … The events and themes that occupy the citizens of Grover’s Corners are universal – hence the title, Our Town.