I remember when we did this play in tenth grade, my teacher had us all write down three things that were the most important objects in our lives. She read this monologue in class and when she got to saying goodbye she read off all our things and then her own things. Needless to say she was emotional and the entire experience was a real eye-opener, it really gets you thinking about the wonders of waking up and appreciating life every day

@curandero88

4 жыл бұрын

Wow. Good teacher. Excellent teacher.

@livhodgson3020

3 жыл бұрын

I'm performing this monologue tomorrow and this was a super useful activity!

@kavyazworld730

8 ай бұрын

Tenth!? Mine was 5th😭😭

What brought me here is my uncle. He passed away last Friday. The last month of his life he sounded similar to this. He was appreciating and savoring every moment and every thing. The snow. The trees. Sunlight. Time with family….

I cry every time i hear this monologue!

@sniper_pancakes

6 жыл бұрын

H

@michaelwebb8158

5 жыл бұрын

Carrie, you sound like my dear Mother--she always cries when she watches Our Town. Then again I cry over the movie E.T. And I'm a guy.

@OGRuth

2 жыл бұрын

Me too. Because it's so true :)

@tunahn22

2 жыл бұрын

I cri evrytim

The music adds so much to it. It's not ridiculous, its lovely!

That's such a phenomenal monologue! Great acting and I was getting goosebumps while watching this! Amazing!

The fact that you set this to the perfect music turns it into something more than ethereal, almost incomprehensible

Somehow I was not aware of this film, though I have seen the original play--which I consider the greatest American play of all time--a number of times. I first saw the play on television in the 1950's. Paul Newman, who plays the "Stage Manager" in this version, played George Gibbs--the young man--in the TV version. It's interesting when actors come back to a play several years after their first appearance to play an older character. Carol Burnett, for example, played the princess in "Once Upon a Mattress" on Broadway and years later played the Queen in a TV production.

One of the most 'home-spun' , lovely movies I have ever seen! Wish I lived in a sweet town !

amazing, and im doing this monologue for a college audition so thanks it helped! :)

@leonorcarvalhosa4220

6 жыл бұрын

Did you get in?

@FantasticBaby1224

6 жыл бұрын

I know this is 5 years late but...how did it go?

@lilbananadoesstuff

2 жыл бұрын

I’d like to know too, did it go well? ^^

I'm doing this monologue for my audition, it helped a lot to hear this! Thank you!

I played Emily !

I'm doing this scene at my acting studio and I thought I should look it up. Incredible!

I just posted these lines on my Facebook cover. Our Town opened on this day in 1938.

@cleahna

5 жыл бұрын

John S Wren that’s so cool

@LilyGazou

3 жыл бұрын

I just read this 5 years later.

I'm going to be playing Emily in this play in a couple weeks!

@bennettpeterson5992

3 жыл бұрын

Excellent

@potterhead8963

2 жыл бұрын

Congrats! That’s my dream role ❤️

@carolnahigian9518

2 жыл бұрын

God Bless you! I played Emily ( long Long Ago)))

I would love to play Emily because I can nail this monologue! I can cry on cue sometimes, but I have to have a prompt and this monologue I can totally cry on!

Beautiful.

So heartbreaking! So true.

Saddest piece of literature ever written .

@mikejorsch304

Жыл бұрын

That why they changed the ending for the film version

so amazing so beautiful

Doing this monologue for a middle school drama class! Thx n

Wow I think my school is doing it wrong. This scene is alot lighter in our play. Less sad.. The whole play is pretty okay.. . I'm Rebecca gibbs... Maybe I'll send this link to our Emily see what she can do

@liubovaras199

4 жыл бұрын

it's ok to have different interpretations

Great clip.

Doing this for my theatre productions audition! wish me luck!

Life is as transient as the morning dew...

@JohnAPerazzo

6 жыл бұрын

박수윤 just finished watching 마더 episode 16, Korean drama, and came here looking for the original context.

Goodbye Grover’s corners Mama, and papa Goodbye to clocks ticking And my butternut tree And mamas sun flowers And food And coffee And new ironed dresses And hit baths And sleeping and waking up Oh earth your to wonderful for anyone to realize Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it every minute

It is mine, too! Wish you good luck!

*I've never seen or read anything by Thornton Wilder--but now I really want to see "Our Town." What a beautiful scene!*

@edfarmer6555

Жыл бұрын

Read The Eighth Day

nice video , thumb Up happy time

hey! What act and scene is this monologue from in the Our Town script?

This would be near the end of act three, just before Emily comes back to her grave. We just did this play, and I must say, it's very depressing if acted out correctly :c

Adding music from "The Lord of the Rings" was SO unnecessary.

@natgirl326

8 жыл бұрын

I totally agree....

@TheStockwell

8 жыл бұрын

I bought the DVD of this production. There's a fair amount of music in the play. Thornton Wilder specified certain hymns and songs at specific moments. During this scene and the rest of the play, it's the complete lack of music which makes it work. Making it pretty with pretty music is like pouring sugar into a glass of red wine. You might think it'll make it better. It won't.

@ikigai5570

5 жыл бұрын

You don’t have to be mean about it

@Thepreliminarycatguy

5 жыл бұрын

I agree, thought I'd try my hand at editing it myself. Curious of what do you think of my edits? kzread.info/dash/bejne/dWR6ydKcituunMY.html

@timetocook722

5 жыл бұрын

You are so wrong, it is transformative

I'm doing this play next month

@charlottewebb9173

8 жыл бұрын

I might play Emily

@ltee1a

7 жыл бұрын

That is wise advice from an obviously intelligent and thoughtful person. I hope you aren't in fact alone, and that you are doing well right now...! Take care.

@Letsgetsubscriberswithno-ub6nr

6 жыл бұрын

1manuscriptman do you believe that the Emily in this clip did it well?

@RA-dm1yn

6 жыл бұрын

1manuscriptman I pray you aren’t alone.

@michaelwebb8158

5 жыл бұрын

Are you gonna make the playgoers cry?@@charlottewebb9173

I am currently in this play as Rebecca Gibbs. This scene is from act three.

@haleyaldrich9436

5 жыл бұрын

Gabrielle Mould I'm playing Rebecca so much fun!

@maureenogorman8740

Жыл бұрын

I love Rebecca Gibbs.

What the flip is the music in the background tho?

@lottie_newell5108

6 жыл бұрын

Christopher Witte its from the lord of the rings soundtrack

@Letsgetsubscriberswithno-ub6nr

6 жыл бұрын

Christopher Witte I like it, it’s beautiful

@medixforchune9958

3 жыл бұрын

The End of All Things. Howard Shore

@victorkong82

3 жыл бұрын

It’s so stupid. The whole point of Our Town is that it has no frills. No set dressing , no props, no music - the dialogue and characters are supposed to stand on their own.

@biancar481

3 жыл бұрын

@@victorkong82 the original production had no music. I suspect music was added to this clip for dramatic flare.

it's via! lol this scene was also in WONDER

Binge watching "My So-Called Life" brought me here. (Rayanne's monologue with Angela)

I played Emily.

which monologue is this? I can't find it anywhere

@gretameyer4699

6 жыл бұрын

Constança Martins From the play Our Town, Act III page 99

Lol, love the Lord of the Rings music you got going on.

can you upload the whole movie?

@stulewis6651

3 жыл бұрын

There is a DVD available.

I kinda like the LOTR music with it...except I kept seeing Frodo and the Fellowship the whole time...

Slay Queen

Does anyone have a link where I can see the full play from this specific theatre company?

@TheStockwell

8 жыл бұрын

Just do a search for "paul newman our town" or "pbs our town" - you can buy it used on Amazon for a couple bucks.

I was curious because we we’re reading the book wonder and via plays Emily in the book so I was curious about this play

@VioletDoshie

5 жыл бұрын

Tsuki same

I never could figure out why, in the movie version of Our Town, Emily dies but then is somehow brought back to life and the movie ends "happily ever after". Did the studio think people were unable to handle Emily dying in childbirth?

Why was she saying goodbye?

What is the title of this film?

@marialedin3684

5 жыл бұрын

김재연 our town

Khazad-Dum was not played AT ALL >:(

Im sorry this scene is supposed to be filled With Unimaginable sorrow she is leaving everyone she loved, everything she ever did..this actress did not make me feel sad or regretful for not taking my life seriously or looking at it different

Mother

My school is doing this

The background music is very distracting and the performance is too over the top

Wonder reference

@VioletDoshie

5 жыл бұрын

MYNAMEISJEFF ikr

@indekscard

2 жыл бұрын

actually, this came before wonder.

It's much better without that music.

You've ruined this by adding music. Thornton Wilder's exquisite text needs no help.

Emily Webb’s goodbye is done best by Danica McKeller. She is the actress from the wonder years. It will move you to tears at how flawless it is. It is not overacted. This is extremely overacted.

@robertyates9500

3 жыл бұрын

That’s exactly what I was thinking as I watched this! I remember watching the Wonder Years episode where they did the play. Just checked it was November 7, 1989 Season 3, episode 5 “On the Spot” of The Wonder Years.

@robinbrown2256

Жыл бұрын

​@@robertyates9500 I just watched that episode. I've been bingewatching The Wonder Years. Boy that show, as well as this monolog really hits differently in my 40s. As a person who just didn't know how good I had it as a kid, watching the show brings such nostalgia. The suburban life, the parks, the barbeques, the swings, the friendships, first loves, the crickets chirping in the summer, no responsibilities, and precious moments with family. The time goes so fast and I've come to realize that all of those things and people will only be memories in a few more years. And one day, I too will have to say goodbye to this world and let go of all the memories, the beautiful things I have come to love, the nature, the beautiful sunsets and sunrises, the ocean. I've come to realize how temporary everything is, and how important it is to savor every moment and appreciate life. Too bad we don't realize these things sooner in life.

no need for the music. t's depressing enough.

Rayanne Graff did it soooooo much better 😉