"Taking as his material three periods in the history of a placid New Hampshire town, Mr. Wilder has transmuted the simple events of human life into universal reverie. He has given familiar facts a deeply moving, philosophical perspective. Our Town is one of the finest achievements of the current stage." -- Brooks Atkinson, American theater critic "Its astringent distillation of life and death in the fictional early-20th-century town of Grover's Corners, N.H., is desperately needed. so Americans can remember who we are.

The true American faith endures in 'Our Town'." -- Frank Rich, New York Times "Wilder's unfashionable insistence on embracing wonders as well as woe is both gallant and exhilarating. Our Town leaves us with a sense of blessing, and the unspoken but palpable command to achieve gratitude in what remains of our days on earth" -- The New Yorker "Our Town demonstrates in the most gentle way, the most celebrational way, how difficult it is to be a human being." -- Will Eno, American playwright "Our Town is probably the finest play ever written by an American." -- Edward Albee "In Our Town, Wilder cautions us to recognize that life is both precious and ordinary, and that these two fundamental truths are intimately connected." -- New York Times.