by Allen Crossett
From my gifted cast I discovered some fascinating things about the play during the rehearsal process. We staged our production in the sanctuary of an historic church in Peapack-Gladstone, and one of the values of the play that I was especially interested in developing was Wilder’s use of music. Some productions omit the […]

Peapack-Gladstone — Over four nights in October, Somerset Hills theater-goers will be treated to Thornton Wilder’s classic American drama Our Town, staged by the New Peapack Players in the sanctuary at Peapack Reformed Church in Gladstone. First presented at Princeton’s McCarter Theatre in 1938, the play was later awarded a Pulitzer Prize.
In this play, life, […]

Dave Villepique (Stage Manager) finds that his plate is full being a stockbroker by day and a theater person at night. Recently seen in 1776 as Hancock and in Something’s Afoot as the Butler. Our Town brings him full cycle after having played George Gibbs in high school. Favorite roles are as real-life father of […]

Peapack-Gladstone — October 19 is Opening Night for the New Peapack Players presentation of Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, Our Town. The play will be performed on four nights, October 19, 20, 26, & 27 in the sanctuary at Peapack Reformed Church, Gladstone, NJ. The church, a 153-year old member of the Reformed […]