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Speaking of names, the character of Emily Webb was called ‘Amy’ in earlier drafts. It was not until 1937 that Wilder hit upon the now iconic Our Town. In 1936, the play’s working title was Our Village. … millions of them.” It’s speculated that this phrase is perhaps the oldest original wording in Our Town. If you listen closely, at the end of Act II, you’ll hear the Stage Manager say “M. Just two weeks earlier, the playwright had served as best man for his brother Amos and was struck by the wedding day custom of the groom not seeing his bride until the ceremony. That’s the title Wilder considered when he scribbled out a list of play ideas on July 2, 1935.

Imagine Our Town had been called M Marries N.