Thornton Wilder's The Emporium Takes the Stage at Alley Theatre

The famed Thornton Wilder (Our Town, The Bridge of San Luis Rey, The Skin of Our Teeth) wrestled with but never quite finished his play The Emporium before he died. Yet this week, Alley Theatre will mount a world premiere of this work — completed by playwright Kirk Lynn — almost 50 years after the three-time Pulitzer Prize winner's death. Developed during the Alley's All New Festival in 2022, the play tells the story of a young man, adopted by a farmer, who runs away to the big city seeking...