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=A Report of a "The Skin of Our Teeth" Review by Laura Collins-Hughes=

Ms. Collins-Hughes' review of a current broadway production of "The Skin of Our Teeth" does not skip on the plays past. While it began as a well-regarded show, its last run in 1975 garnered a bad review by the Times (it was then directed by Jose Quintero) leading the work to not make any significant comeback, until now. The current run is under the helm of Arin Arbus, and Collins-Hughes notes the major impact this can have on the shows popularity and reputation. She then dives into the plot, and most importantly, the significance the play can have on the current political and social climate here in the US, after Donald Trumps transition into the presidency. She quotes Jeffery Horowitz, the plays artistic director, as noting the belief that Thorton Wilder had that the play would have the biggest impact during times of emotional distress or times before war. She even has guest editors in the article, those who work in the theatrical relm, to give their opinions and to draw in just how deeply social and political climate can effect the theatre and what gets performed or how it can move an audience. Clearly "The Skin of Our Teeth" has a great duty to its Broadway audience.

Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/16/theater/the-skin-of-our-teeth-thornton-wilder-trump.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Ftheater&action=click&contentCollection=theater®ion=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront&_r=0