Our Town
Past Show
08 Feb - 23 Feb
State Theatre Centre of WA
Our Town is Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer prize-winning drama, a favourite of the modern American canon.
Our Town
A Black Swan production presented as part of Perth Festival
What if a teacher was actually played by a teacher? An undertaker by an undertaker? A doctor from one of our local medical clinics?
Our Town is Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer prize-winning drama, a favourite of the modern American canon that brings to life the fictional town of Grover’s Corners. We get to know the town’s inhabitants, as if they were our very own neighbours. We follow their lives – some fleetingly and others more intimately – running the gamut of everyday human experience.
Within the minutiae of these characters’ lives – ordinary people going about their daily business – we will discover something extraordinary about who we are. Perth’s very own choirmasters and Uber Eats drivers join our cast of professional actors to populate and invigorate the story of Our Town.
This will be a one-of-a-kind theatre event, staged in the Courtyard at the State Theatre Centre. A unique Perth Festival offering that celebrates the extraordinary lives of ordinary people.
Please note – seating for this one-of-a-kind event is ‘general admission’. Headphones are supplied and will need to be worn throughout this performance. All balcony seating is a high-backed stool. Cushions available upon request.
Aqeel Abdul Hanif
Dr Anne Aly MP
Chris Bedding
Grace Bell
Dr Jonathan Carapetis
John Clapton
Craig Collas
Chez De Bartolo
Susie Finch
Dimity Franks
Prof. Dawn Freshwater
Shayani Galhenage
Felicity Glendinning
Iain Grandage
Robert Jackson
Irene Jarzabek
Paul Johnson
Libby Klysz
Nick Lawrence
Polly Low
Belinda Massey
John McGlue
Oriana Morris-Johnson
Benjamin Narkle
Elizabeth Narkle
Jacob Narkle
Louis Neylon-Williams
Craystal Nguyen
Kevin Nguyen
Duncan Ord OAM
Jonathan Paxman
Sean Paxman
Marjorie Picton
Dr Tajinderpal Singh
Ashley Taylor
Will Thompson
Charles Varcoe
Graeme Watson
Jessica Wilkins
David Zampatti
Rhythmos
Dates
08 Feb - 23 Feb
Venue
State Theatre Centre of WA
Duration
1 hour 10 mins
Content Warning
Contains mature themes
Wheelchair accessible venue
Use the calendar below to view the dates of accessibility services available for this production. Further access information and seat guides can be found via the Accessibility Page.
Media
Artists
Abbie-lee Lewis
Cast
Ian Michael
Cast
Shari Sebbens
Cast
Thornton Wilder
Writer
Clare Watson
Director
Tyler Hill
Set & Costume Designer
Chloe Ogilvie
Lighting Designer
Russell Goldsmith
Composer & Sound Designer
Katt Osborne
Assistant Director
Natalie Moir
Stage Manager
Anastasia Julien-Martial
Assistant Stage Manager
Program
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