An ancient bridge collapses over a gorge in Peru, hurling five people into the abyss. It seems a meaningless human tragedy. But one witness, a Franciscan monk, believes the deaths might not be as random as they appear. Convinced that the disaster is a punishment sent from Heaven, the monk sets out to discover all he can about the travellers.

Finding the theatre of the 1920s lacking in bite and conviction, Thornton Wilder set out to bring back realism and to celebrate the innocent, simple and religious. This title includes Our Town; The Skin of our Teeth; and The Matchmaker.

This collection of Wilder's most famous one act plays includes, "The Long Christmas Dinner," "The Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden," "Pullman Car Hiawatha," "Queens of France," "Such Things Only Happen in Books," and "Love and How to Cure It." In these mini-masterpieces, Wilder experiments with techniques and dramatic forms he would later develop in his celebrated full-length works, "Our Town," "The Matchmaker," "The Skin of Our Teeth," and "The Alcestiad." Among these plays we encounter a first glimpse of Wilder's Stage Manager; his use of pantomime, minimal scenery, and farce; as well as...

An adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's most notable play about a waning marriage, and the social constructs between a husband and wife.

Thornton Wilder's acting version of A Doll's House premiered on Broadway at the Morsco Theatre in December 1937, under the direction of Jed Harris.