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Jeremy McCarter is the new Literary Executor of The Wilder Family LLC



 
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From your favorite Drama Devotee to Crime Fiction Aficionado, our 2023 Gift Guide has a Wilder idea for everyone on your list!

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The Wilder family made marks across generations. Learn more about their contributions to society that span many fields.

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In this discussion, noted Wilder scholar and translator Julie Vatain-Corfdir spoke to Tappan Wilder, the literary executor of the Wilder Estate and nephew of Thornton Wilder, and Michel Hausmann, the Artistic Director of Miami New Drama, about the genesis of this new version of the beloved classic and the process of translating a major work.

OUR TOWN (Multilingual)

This new acting edition of Thornton Wilder’s iconic, Pulitzer Prize-winning play, features Spanish and Creole translations by Nilo Cruz and Jeff Augustin. Originally commissioned and produced by Miami New Drama and conceived and directed by Artistic Director Michel Hausmann.

 

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New Wilder Literary Executor Announced! Jeremy McCarter, the well-known writer and producer, succeeds Tappan Wilder this month. “From the scholar to the reader to the audience down the street, the intriguing story of my uncle’s life and
2023 GIFT INSPIRATION - FOR THE GOSSIP LOVER In The Selected Letters of Thornton Wilder, eavesdrop on conversations with a host of his famous friends from the literary salons in Paris to stars from Hollywood’s Golden Age including Ernest Hemin
On this day in 1937, Thornton Wilder’s translation of A Doll’s House opened on Broadway at the Morosco Theatre, starring Ruth Gordon and directed by Jed Harris. Fun fact - Martha Graham choreographed Gordon’s “Tarantelle&rdquo
2023 GIFT INSPIRATION - FOR THE THEATRE FAN-ON-THE-GO This collection of Wilder’s most famous one-act plays includes Such Things Only Happen in Books, Queens of France, Pullman Car Hiawatha, The Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden, and the per
Happy Birthday @sirnoelcoward Playwrights, pen pals and sometimes poker players - Wilder (1897-1975) and Coward (1899 - 1973) were near exact contemporaries on different sides of the pond. Head to #linkinbio to read a letter from Wilder to Coward a
2023 GIFT INSPIRATION - FOR THE DRAMA DEVOTEE Our Town returns to Broadway in 2024, helmed by legendary director Kenny Leon.  Discover or revisit Wilder’s brilliant Pulitzer Prize-winning play before tickets go on sale! The three a
On this day in 1955, Wilder's play The Matchmaker opened on Broadway starring Ruth Gordon (pictured here with Loring Smith) as Dolly Levi and directed by Tyrone Guthrie. It ran for 486 performances. It later was adapted as the musical Hello, Dolly!

 

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