Wilder, Thornton: 1897-1975
The Skin of Our Teeth, 1942 - Information about the Book
- General Information
- The play explores themes of humanity's resilience in the face of destruction.
- Information from the Thornton Wilder Society.
- Information from Wikipedia.
- Information from StageAgent.
- Information from the official website of the Thornton Wilder family.
- Facts
- It opened on October 15, 1942, at the Shubert Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut, before moving to the Plymouth Theatre on Broadway on November 18, 1942.
- The title is a line from the Old Testament, in the story of Job 19:20, where Job says, “I am nothing but skin and bones; I have escaped only by the skin of my teeth.”
- Articles
- Tappan Wilder (nephew and literary executor of Thornton Wilder) on the play
- "The Skin of Our Teeth" Illuminates Man’s Resilience. Boston University; May 6, 2013
- A Party for the End of the World. New York Times; April 25, 2022
- Thornton Wilder’s Optimistic Catastrophe. The New Yorker; March 12, 2017
- Can the Skin of Our Teeth speak to today's audience? New York Times; January 16, 1983
- A Play that Suddenly Seems Very Modern. The Very Little Theatre, Eugene, Oregon; August 2, 2023
- Tappan Wilder (nephew and literary executor of Thornton Wilder) on the play