{"product_id":"9780062971920","title":"Three Plays: Our Town, The Skin of Our Teeth, and The Matchmaker","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eWilder, Thornton\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHarper Perennial Modern Classics\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4\/21\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Thornton Wilder will survive. . . as long as there are people around who are willing to sit in something called a theater and be reminded of their common humanity.” \u003ci\u003e—New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom celebrated Pulitzer Prize-winning author and playwright Thornton Wilder, three of the greatest plays in American literature together in one volume: \u003ci\u003eOur Town\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Skin of Our Teeth\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Matchmaker. \u003c\/i\u003eThis essential compendium of 20th-century theatre includes a preface by the author, as well as a foreword by playwright John Guare.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOur Town\u003c\/i\u003e, Wilder's timeless Pulitzer Prize-winning classic about love, death, and destiny, opened on Broadway in 1938 and continues to be celebrated and performed on stages all around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Skin of our Teeth\u003c\/i\u003e, Wilder's brilliant and enduring romp exploring the human condition through follies and endurance starring the Antrobus family of Excelsior, New Jersey, earned Wilder his third Pulitzer Prize in 1943.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Matchmaker\u003c\/i\u003e, a dazzling farce comedy about money and love, stars the irrepressible busybody Dolly Gallagher Levi, who leads young and old on an adventure that changes their lives. It was the inspiration for the famed musical \u003ci\u003eHello, Dolly!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat makes these plays enduring classics of the American stage?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTimeless American Drama:\u003c\/b\u003e Journey to the small town of Grover’s Corners in \u003ci\u003eOur Town\u003c\/i\u003e and witness the profound beauty in the everyday cycles of life, love, and death.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEpic Theatrical Innovation:\u003c\/b\u003e Survive the Ice Age, the Flood, and war with the Antrobus family in \u003ci\u003eThe Skin of Our Teeth\u003c\/i\u003e, an ambitious and wildly imaginative allegory of human resilience.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHilarious Farcical Comedy:\u003c\/b\u003e Delight in the schemes of the irrepressible matchmaker Dolly Gallagher Levi in \u003ci\u003eThe Matchmaker\u003c\/i\u003e, the celebrated play that formed the basis for the musical \u003ci\u003eHello, Dolly!\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Pulitzer Prize-Winning Collection:\u003c\/b\u003e Experience two of Wilder’s three Pulitzer Prize-winning works, showcasing the genius that cemented his place in the canon of classic American literature.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial Modern Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42956310741247,"sku":"9780062971920","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780062971920_s600x595.jpg?v=1780333448","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780062971920","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}