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The Skin of Our Teeth

The Skin of Our Teeth

Production of Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer-winning play "The Skin of Our Teeth," the story of Mr. and Mrs. Antrobus, their children Henry and Gladys, and their maid Sabina. They are simultaneously a typical American family living in a present-day New Jersey suburb and are also Adam, Eve, Lilith, Cain and a daughter who survive the Ice Age (although their pet dinosaurs do not), the Flood (as in the book of Genesis in the Bible) and War (as in WWII).

Release DateJanuary 18, 1983
StatusReleased
Original TitleThe Skin of Our Teeth
Runtime1h 53min
Budget
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LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production Countries
Production CompaniesLimelight InternationalOld Globe TheaterThe WNET GroupBroadway Theatre Archive