“The life of a village against the life of the stars” is how Thornton Wilder described his heralded masterpiece Our Town. “It is an attempt,” he wrote, “to find a value above all price for the smallest events in our daily life.” He succeeded with this graceful and poetic play—a heartfelt call to cherish every unimportant moment we’re together and to embrace the true wonder and brevity of being alive. Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it? Whether in Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire, at the turn of the 20th century, or Syracuse, New York, in 2023, Wilder’s enduring classic asks us to stop and ponder what truly matters, and to consider that for a great many of us the answers will be the same. Syracuse Stage Artistic Director Bob Hupp directs one of his favorite plays.
Videos
![]() |
Hitmakers: Rewind
CenterStage Theatre at the JCC (2/7 - 2/22) | |
![]() |
Hello, Dolly!
OFC Creations Theatre Center (1/29 - 2/14) | |
|
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
The Longacre Theatre (11/1 - 11/1) | |
|
Kimberly Akimbo
West Herr Auditorium Theatre (3/24 - 3/29) | |
|
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella
Dowd Fine Arts Center - Mainstage Theater (4/10 - 4/19) | |
|
Relentless
Syracuse Stage (2/4 - 2/22) | |
|
Garth Fagan Dance - 55th Anniversary Performance Celebration
Callahan Theater (5/7 - 5/10) | |
|
Bat Out of Hell The Musical
West Herr Auditorium Theatre (3/21 - 3/21) | |
|
Dolly West's Kitchen by Frank McGuinness
Beaudoin Theatre (4/16 - 4/25) | |
| VIEW SHOWS ADD A SHOW | ||