The Cast of “Our Town” with gentle lights by Deb Sullivan. Photo by Nile Hawver.
Presented by Lyric Stage of Boston
By Thornton Wilder
Directed by Courtney O’Connor
Sept. 19 – Oct. 19, 2025
Lyric Stage Theater
140 Clarendon St,
Boston, MA 02116
Critique by Kitty Drexel
2 hours and 10 minutes, including intermission
EMILY: “Does anyone ever realize life while they live it…every, every minute?”
STAGE MANAGER: “No. Saints and poets maybe… They do some.”
― Thornton Wilder, Our Town (1938)
BOSTON — Lyric Stage Boston presents Thornton Wilder’s Our Town at its theatre in downtown Boston now through Oct. 19. A theatre classic, Our Town came back into public eye when it was revived for Broadway again in 2024. It played 117 performances on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre until it closed on January 19 of this year. Its star-studded cast included Jim Parsons as the Stage Manager, Katie Holmes as Mrs. Webb, Zoey Deutch as Emily and Ephraim Sykes as George. Kenny Leon directed. While the Lyric can’t compete with Dawson’s Creek or The Big Bang Theory fame, its Boston cast infuses Wilder’s timeless story of smalltown simplicity with awe and undeniable charm. Continue reading
