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The Stage Manager introduces the audience to the town of Grover's Corners.
Act 1Dr. Gibbs comes home from delivering twins, chatting with various townspeople along the way.
Act 1Mrs. Gibbs and Mrs. Webb wake up their children for breakfast before school.
Act 1Professor Willard and Mr. Webb make informative speeches about Grover's Corners.
Act 1Simon Stimson appears drunk in public; various townspeople discuss his troubles.
Act 1Dr. and Mrs. Webb discuss George's wedding, which will be later that day.
Act 2George visits Emily's house and chats with the Webbs, but he is not allowed to see Emily.
Act 2The play flashes back to the day a year earlier when George and Emily realized they were in love.
Act 2Just before their wedding, both George and Emily nervously try to back out of getting married.
Act 2In the graveyard the Stage Manager tells the audience Emily's funeral will be held that day.
Act 3Sam Craig, Emily's cousin, has a conversation with Joe Stoddard, the town undertaker.
Act 3While the funeral takes place, Emily shyly takes her place among the dead.
Act 3Emily begs to be allowed to return to life for one day, and the Stage Manager reluctantly agrees.
Act 3Emily reenters life on her 12th birthday, marveling at how similar and different everything seems.
Act 3Unable to bear life on earth, Emily breaks down and rejoins her dead companions.
Act 3As the stars come out, George returns to the graveyard and throws himself at the grave.
Act 3Pulling a curtain across the stage, the Stage Manager bids the audience goodnight.
Act 3| Act | Summary |
|---|---|
| Act 1 | The lights go up on a half-lit stage with no curtain or scenery. The Stage Manager enters in silence and begins to set t... Read More |
| Act 2 | The stage is still set with the tables and chairs demarcating the Gibbs and Webb kitchens, but the ladders and bench tha... Read More |
| Act 3 | During the intermission, the lights stay up on the stage while the Stage Manager sets up a dozen ordinary chairs on the ... Read More |
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