The way he talks to them, as if they are some of his closest friends, helps connect the audience with the Stage Manager. He uses that connection with the audience to destroy the border between the onstage events and the audience to make them feel as if they are a part of the play (Papajewski 3). In addition to destroying the border between the audience and the stage, he leads us as the audience to focus on the families in Grover’s Corner and the events going on in their lives (Austell 96). He uses his thorough descriptions to paint a picture in our minds of Grover’s Corner and its people (Haberman 22). Also, the Stage Manager is our connection with daily life in Grover’s Corner while he is controlling the tempo of the play all at the same time (Austell 96). He uses these remarkable abilities he has been given to unveil primary facts about life to the audience (Austell 94). All this being said, Wilder’s character, the Stage Manager possesses enormous control over the community of Grover’s Corner while being a part of it all at the same time (Papajewski 3). Wilder’s bizarre yet brilliant use of the Stage Manager throughout Our Town has changed the world of drama forever. At the time
The way he talks to them, as if they are some of his closest friends, helps connect the audience with the Stage Manager. He uses that connection with the audience to destroy the border between the onstage events and the audience to make them feel as if they are a part of the play (Papajewski 3). In addition to destroying the border between the audience and the stage, he leads us as the audience to focus on the families in Grover’s Corner and the events going on in their lives (Austell 96). He uses his thorough descriptions to paint a picture in our minds of Grover’s Corner and its people (Haberman 22). Also, the Stage Manager is our connection with daily life in Grover’s Corner while he is controlling the tempo of the play all at the same time (Austell 96). He uses these remarkable abilities he has been given to unveil primary facts about life to the audience (Austell 94). All this being said, Wilder’s character, the Stage Manager possesses enormous control over the community of Grover’s Corner while being a part of it all at the same time (Papajewski 3). Wilder’s bizarre yet brilliant use of the Stage Manager throughout Our Town has changed the world of drama forever. At the time