JACKSONVILLE, Ala., Nov. 3 -- Jacksonville State University issued the following news release:
By Brett Buckner
Opening Nov. 13, Jacksonville State University's Department of Theatre and Film will bring Thornton Wilder's classic American drama, Our Town, to the stage beginning Nov. 13.
At first glance, Our Town is a simple story about neighboring families - the Gibbs and the Webbs - navigating the everyday joys and heartbreaks of life in the fictional town of Grover's Corners, New Hampshire, between 1901 and 1913.
The enduring appeal of Our Town comes from its ordinariness, according to Kalem Steele, a sophomore theatre performance major. Steele plays George Gibbs, half of the young couple whose relationship is at the heart of the story...