Historical Salado will rival the pride of Grover’s Corners when Salado High School’s theatre department presents the classic drama Our Town on Nov. 12 and 19.  The Salado Historical Society will display early photos of Salado at both productions in a celebration of small-town society.

The Salado Historical Society also will have a book for sale entitled “Images of America SALADO,” a pictorial history of Salado by Mary Harrison Hodge and Charlene Oshsner Carson. The book contains over 200 vintage photographs which take the reader on a photographic journey through the rich, diverse history of Salado. Price of the book is $20 (cash and checks only – no credit cards).

Many may recall Our Town from their own high school experience when it appeared in the freshman English textbook.

Our Town is a 1938 play by American playwright Thornton Wilder. It tells the story of the fictional American small town of Grover’s Corners between 1901 and 1913 through the everyday lives of its citizens.

Throughout Wilder uses metatheatrical devices setting the play in the actual theatre where it is being performed. The main character is the stage manager of the theatre who directly addresses and fields questions from the audience and fills in playing some of the roles. The play is performed without a realistic set and the actors mime their actions without the use of props.

Our Town was first performed at McCarter Theater in Princeton, New Jersey in 1938. It later went on to success on Broadway and won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It remains popular today and revivals are frequent.

More than 40 Salado students are involved in the technical and acting aspects of the play, making it one of the largest productions in Salado High School’s history.

Performances begin at 7 p.m. in the SHS Cafeteria.  Admission is $5.