Our Town, by Thornton Wilder, I give this book and play a 6.5 out of 10. I didn’t really like it because it’s not something I would normally read or watch, but after watching it I think its good that we read it for english because it wasn’t that bad. I think the effect of not having props or sets is that you can really focus on what they are saying, read along, and analyze what they are doing instead of having props and sets to distract. I think that the role of the stage manager is to be a narrator and really explain what they are saying and even guide the characters so that they understand what is happening. I did notice that some of the characters and especially the stage manager break the “fourth wall” quite often. I think this is because they are trying to almost pause the play and explain then continue or like they are talking right to you. Compared to the book they are obviously very similar because this book is almost like a directors script, but in the play you get to see the people and maybe you imagined them differently, and you get to hear their voices and how they act. I enjoyed the play more because of this.