OUR TOWN
February 2002
This production of Our Town was noted for its age-reversed casting: George and Emily were played by Broadway veterans Tom Ligon and Barbara Andres (both in their sixties) and The Stage Manager was played by 12-year-old Emma Orelove. The remaining characters were played by actors in their early thirties.
The music element was represented by complete underscoring for piano and cello. Musical Director Mary-Mitchell Campbell arranged several versions of the Shaker melody, “Simple Gifts” as well as original compositions, entitled “Themes for Emily and George.” There was also an onstage vocalist who sang an original song at the top of the show and also provided the vocals for the hymns specified in the script by Wilder himself.
The music element was represented by complete underscoring for piano and cello. Musical Director Mary-Mitchell Campbell arranged several versions of the Shaker melody, “Simple Gifts” as well as original compositions, entitled “Themes for Emily and George.” There was also an onstage vocalist who sang an original song at the top of the show and also provided the vocals for the hymns specified in the script by Wilder himself.