Three plays: Our town, The skin of our teeth, The matchmaker (1957) is an omnibus of plays of
Thornton Wilder. It is one of the most decorated collection of plays by Wilder and have been re-published numerous times.
Our Town (1938) and
The Skin of Our Teeth (1942) won the
Pulitzer Prize for Drama and
The Matchmaker (1957) was hugely successful play, later re-written into
Hello, Dolly! (1964).
Please refer to links below for more details about each play.
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Production Description This omnibus volume brings together the definitive texts of three outstanding plays by one of America's most distinguished writers. Thronton Wilder was equally prolific and successful as a dramatist and novelist. Our Town (1938) and The Skin of Our Teeth (1942) were each awarded the Pulitzer Prize. The Matchmaker (1955) was originally staged as The Merchant of Yonkers (1938) and later appeared as a hit musical, Hello Dolly! (1964).