Imagine being transported back and forth, in and out of time, in one short evening of theatre.  D-E Performing Arts proudly presents "Wilder and Wilder:  A Quintessential Study of an American Playwright" featuring works by Thornton Wilder on Friday, Nov. 13, and Saturday, Nov. 14.  The plays will be performed at 7:30 PM in D-E's Hajjar Auditorium. 

 

Director Robert Murphy explains, "It can be argued that Thornton Wilder is one of America’s greatest playwrights.  He is a three-time Pulitzer Prize winner.   In many of his works, and in the four pieces we will present, Thornton Wilder stretches, compresses, reworks, and recycles time.  Time is not a constant.  Time is not a linear phenomenon, but a constantly repeated cycle from generation to generation... Join us as we travel back through time exploring these four selected pieces from different times in Wilder's career.  These plays, which we will present in reverse order of publication, span his career from the 1930’s to his death in 1975.  Each piece has its own “flavor”.  They are unique explorations and windows into the playwrights mind and the theatrical form."

 
Playgoers will enjoy the following: 

These plays are humorous, imaginative, thought-provoking, whimsical, and poignant.  Please join us on this “Wilder and Wilder” ride on time’s wheel. 

Tickets to "Wilder and Wilder..." are priced at $15 each for general admission seating (first-come, first-served), and will be available in advance beginning Tuesday Nov. 3 at the D-E School Store in Klein Campus Center, or at the door, 30 minutes prior to curtain time for each performance.