Some of America’s greatest plays aren’t about presidents, generals, or famous people. They’re about husbands and wives, parents and children, doctors and dreamers—and the difficult business of being human.
On today’s Daybreak, we open the doors of the Pulitzer Prize Playhouse for a journey through six celebrated American dramas, from Eugene O’Neill’s Beyond the Horizon to Frank D. Gilroy’s The Subject Was Roses.
Along the way, we’ll visit Thornton Wilder’s unforgettable Our Town, explore the unsettling marriage at the center of Craig’s Wife, and discover how classic radio brought Broadway’s finest writing into American living rooms.
We’ll also revisit The Free Company, an ambitious radio series featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning authors.
Join us at The Little Station on Commercial Street for good conversation, great theater, and stories that have lost none of their ability to surprise us.
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Craig’s Wife - George Kelly - Best Plays of the New York Stage - Pulitzer Prize
The Subject Was Roses - Frank D. Gilroy - BBC Saturday Night Theatre - Pulitzer Prize Play
Our Town - Thornton Wilder - Pulitzer Prize - Lux Radio Theater
Men in White - Sidney Kingsley - Best Plays of the New York Stage - Pulitzer Prize
Ice Bound - Pulitzer Prize - Great Scenes from Great Plays - Owen Davis
🎧 Beyond the Horizon – Helen Hayes in Eugene O’Neill’s Pulitzer Masterpiece
The Free Company - All-Star Radio Plays - Nine Pulitzer Prize Winning Authors
