What is the woman reading for her theater course?

W: I’m reading an essay by Thornton Wilder for my theater course, so I am eager to see how he applies his theories about drama to his own plays. Last night, I saw the student production of Our Town. It’s too ex citing. To Wilder, a wonderful stage display is neither necessary nor suitable in a dramatic presentation. There certainly wasn’t any impressive performance in Our Town. In fact, in the play there are hardly any objects or pieces of furniture are used at all. While I walked into the theater, I thought I had gone on the wrong night, since there was nothing but a bare stage, not even a curtain. A simple setting like that is exactly what Wilder insists upon. At the start of the play, the stage manager who was also the narrator, put a table and chair on either side of the stage and said they represented the houses of two families. All the other objects used in the play were imaginary.
W: I think I’d really enjoy seeing Our Town.
M: You would, especially since you’ve read that essay. There will be another production of it tonight and one more on Sunday afternoon. I hope you can appreciate it.