THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH
Seattle Rep presents THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH by Thornton Wilder from September 26 to October 20, 2024. Librarians at Seattle Public Library created this list of books and films to enhance your experience of the show.
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The Skin of Our Teeth
The script of THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH, for your reading pleasure.
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A Field Guide to the Apocalypse
The Antrobus family has survived quite a few calamities over their thousands of years on Earth, but they (and all of us) might find some useful strategies to prepare for the next cataclysm in this helpful guide.
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Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of A Doubt
Wilder wrote the screenplay for Shadow of a Doubt in 1942, the same year that THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH premiered at the Shubert Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut.
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Apocalypse
Act II of THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH contains several parallels to the Biblical story of Noah and the flood. This streaming documentary explores the themes of suffering, God's wrath and the idea of righteousness woven through this ancient tale.
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The Bible
Many of the characters and story lines in THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH are inspired by the Bible. Check out a copy and see if you can catch all those references!
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The Complete Ice Age
Act I of THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH takes place at the dawn of the Ice Age. Since Wilder stretches the facts a bit, learn more about the actual history of this era in this well-researched and engrossing account.
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Finnegans Wake
Wilder was a big fan of Joyce's novel, and some contemporary critics accused him of plagiarizing its themes and characters in THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH, creating a big controversy at the time. Read it and judge for yourself!
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Lilith
Like Wilder, novelist Marmery reworks the characters and plot of the Adam-Lilith-Eve story, but her retelling takes a decidedly more feminist tone.
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Thornton Wilder
Drawing on previously unreleased primary materials, Niven's biography of Wilder presents an engaging and comprehensive account of the playwright's life and work.
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Thornton Wilder Discusses His Work
In this episode of Camera Three, a New York TV program about the arts, Wilder discusses representational theater with Jose Quintero, who directed Wilder's trio of one-act plays, Plays for Bleeker Street, at Circle in the Square Theatre in the early 1960s.
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