The Skin Of Our Teeth
by Thornton Wilder
Highlights
Awards & Recognition
Winner! 1943 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
What readers are saying
Readers have mixed feelings about the play, with many finding its surreal narrative both captivating and confusing. Some appreciate its cleverness and humor, while others criticize its chaotic structure and incomprehensible elements. A common sentiment is that the play might be better appreciated through a live performance rather than just reading the script.
Synopsis
"Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, this is the groundbreaking satiric fantasy follows the extraordinary Antrobus family down through the ages from the time of 'The War' surviving flood, fire, pestilence, locusts, the ice age, the pox and the double feature, a dozen subsequent wars and as many depressions.
Ultimately, they are the stuff of which heroes and buffoons are made.
Their survival is a vividly theatrical testament of faith in humanity."
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Press Reviews
"Wonderfully wise... A tremendously exciting and profound stage fable."
— Herald Tribune
"For an American dramatist, all roads lead back to Thornton Wilder... The Skin of Our Teeth was a remarkable gift to an America entrenched in catastrophe, a tribute to the trait of human endurance."
— Paula Vogel, Foreword, The Skin of Our Teeth
Characters
| Character |
|---|
Sabina |
Mr. Fitzpatrick |
Mrs. Antrobus |
Dinosaur |
Mammoth |
Telegraph Boy |
Gladys |
Henry |
Mr. Antrobus |
Doctor |
Professor |
Judge |
Homer |
Miss E. Muse |
Miss T. Muse |
Miss M. Muse |
Usher (2) |
Girl (Drum Majorette) (2) |
Fortune Teller |
Chari Pusher (2) |
Conveener (5) |
Broadcast Official |
Defeated Candidate |
Mr. Tremayne |
Hester |
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Publication
The Skin Of Our Teeth is a American comedy play written by Thornton Wilder and published by Samuel French in New York (1945).
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Samuel French · 1945 · 137 pp
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