In addition to paper presentations by scholars from all over the country and overseas, we will have panel discussions and readings with theatre artists such as David Greenspan, Jim Knable, Carl Forsman, and Laurie McCants. At the opening night reception on July 11, David Greenspan will perform an excerpt from his stage adaptation of The Bridge of San Luis Rey. Thursday night features a reading of The Long Christmas Dinner followed by a discussion of Wilder’s one-act plays led by director Carl Forsman. On Friday evening, the Peterborough Players will perform The Skin of Our Teeth. Friday afternoon features a walking tour of Wilder-related and Our Town–related sites in Peterborough, and a bus tour that includes a visit to Wilder’s studio at the MacDowell Colony and the cemetery depicted in Our Town. At the closing-night banquet the Wilder Prize will be awarded to renowned playwright Donald Margulies, along with a reading from Jim Knable’s stage adaptation of Wilder’s first novel, The Cabala.
For complete details and to download the conference program, visit the Third International Thornton Wilder Conference Hub.