The Skin Of Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder

The Skin
Of Our Teeth, written by Thornton Wilder and directed by Jerry Winters, will
run November 19-24, 2013 (Tuesday-Saturday at 7:30pm; Sunday at 4pm) in
the Harry Hope Theatre. As per Pellegrini, “

The
Skin of Our Teeth,

is
an American classic by Thornton Wilder, who also penned Our Town (and won Pulitzers for both).  As envisioned by guest director
(and long-time PT faculty member) Jerry Winters, this social and political
satire on the indomitable American spirit, which Wilder wrote immediately after
the attack on Pearl Harbor, is updated to consider more recent historical
contexts.” Director Winters when initially conceptualizing with Set Designer,
Kristen Morgan, offered the following, “The audience
will experience the stage performance, as well as live ‘framed moments’ which
will create a subtle through line about how the media both frames and
manipulates our perception of disasters.” Brooks Atkinson, Theatre
critic of the NY Times, stated in his review of the original production, "The Skin of Our Teeth stands head
and shoulders above the monotonous plane of our moribund theater--an original,
gay-hearted play that is now and again profoundly moving, as a genuine comedy
should be.'' Decades later, it has continued to tickle our funny bones as it incites our intellect.

Tickets for HHT shows are $5 for
students and groups of 10 or more; $10 for Eastern faculty, staff, and senior
citizens; $12 for the general public. For
reservations for the HHT shows, please call the HHT box office at
860-465-5123.