The Skin of Our Teeth | Essays and Criticism

  • The Style of The Skin of Our Teeth

    Kreger is a Ph.D. candidate and instructor at the University of California, Davis. In this essay, she examines how Wilder joins innovative theatrical techniques, classic themes, and American optimism to create the mythic world of The Skin of Our Teeth.

  • Review of The Skin of Our Teeth

    In this review of The Skin of Our Teeth, which was originally published on November 19, 1942, Nichols offers a positive review of the original Broadway production of the play.

  • Review of The Skin of Our Teeth

    Terming Wilder's drama a "morality play" designed to make audiences think about the consequences of their lives, Fleming gives the work a favorable review. He singles out such high points as a "high degree of suspense" and the play's theme of the "invincibility of the human spirit"—factors which make The Skin of Our Teeth "astonishingly successful" theatre.

  • Review of the Original Broadway Production of Wilder's Play

    Vaughn reviews the original Broadway production of "Wilder's play, finding the cast and production values to be of the highest quality. The critic feels, however, that the playwright's text does not achieve what his previous play, Our Town, did in terms of enchanting an audience.