20 Feb 2006

'Our Town' opera by Ned Rorem to debut at IU

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060219/ENTERTAINMENT04/602190304/1005/ENTERTAINMENT

rorem2.gifHoosier's work to be produced elsewhere soon
By Whitney Smith [IndyStar, 19 February 2006]

When "Our Town" opened on Broadway in 1938, playwright Thornton Wilder surprised American theatergoers with innovations including the absence of a set, and a stage manager who spoke to the audience.