The Skin of Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder

Over the weekend, I attended an incredible performance of Wilder's The Skin of Our Teeth, at Fordham University in New York City. Before seeing it, I read the play and was very confused by the plot line. I didn't really understand what was going on because there were dinosaurs and mammoths and so many other wacky things going on onstage. There were times when the actors would stop playing their characters in the middle of an act and say things directly to the audience as themselves. One thing I really enjoyed about the play is that for the third act, as written in the script, the actors have difficulties and many of them are ill. Because of this, they  move the entire audience over to a different theater space and do a quick run through, also written, before the act begins. It is very thought provoking and had so many good actors. I encourage everyone to read and see it!