Jávea Players: A Dramatic Story About Ordinary People
Tickets are still available for this dramatic performance which will be performed at the end of the month.
Thornton Wilder was a restless artist, constantly searching for ways to turn the kaleidoscope of human emotions. Asked why he wrote Our Town, he said that what interested him were the small, overlooked moments of life, the spaces between events where so much goes unnoticed.
Without giving anything away, the basic plot consists of Dr. Gibbs, who returns home after a morning delivery, and unfolds through the routines of his and the Webb families, including their children, George and Emily. The play poignantly captures themes of love, community, and the passage of time as George and Emily navigate childhood, adolescence, and ultimately, marriage.
It’s the stark emotions on a bare stage that render the play essential drama; by positioning, in his words, “the life of a village against the life of the stars”.
Wilder played the Stage Manager many times in his life, yet the play’s classic status was confirmed far away from Broadway. When the original production closed, it had played more than 330 performances. It was first licensed for amateur production in 1939 and over the next 20 months, Our Town was produced in at least 658 communities across the United States, in Hawaii and Canada.
Harold Pierce, Stage Manager/Narrator, is making his return to the stage after over a decade’s absence. For ten years he acted in almost every playhouse in the greater San Francisco Bay Area, receiving acting nominations for his performances and originating several roles in world premieres. “Many thanks to Jávea Players for giving an old actor another chance!”
No need for local people to travel far to see this sensitive play as the Jávea Players’ production is sandwiched in between from 29th October to 1st November [matinée and evening performances on the Saturday]. At the Unión Musical in Gata de Gorgos. Tickets: €15, Gala Night €20 Cava and canapés after the show. See website https://javeaplayers.com/ for further details.
