Thornton Wilder Estate Goes Outside Family For New Literary Executor As Interest In Playwright’s Work Surges

With interest in Thornton Wilder surging, the estate guarding the author's works has named its first non-family Literary Executor in 28 years

January 8, 2024 · 1 min · 52 words · Gregory Cunningham

The theater world is experiencing something of a Wilder boom.

The production received six Tony Award nominations, with Montana Levi Blanco winning for costume design.

Off stage, WildersOur Towninspired and was featured prominently in Ann Patchetts bestselling 2023 novelTom Lake.

‘The Skin of Our Teeth,’ Thornton Wilder & Jeremy McCarter(insets)

‘The Skin of Our Teeth,’ Thornton Wilder & Jeremy McCarter(insets)Julieta Cervantes/Getty/Maria Ponce