Our Town

Rob’s Character: George Gibbs

Summary: Our town is about a couple, George Gibbs and Emily Webb, who grow up in a small town Grover’s Corner, New Hampshire. In three acts, the story of their relationship is told from beginning to end. From their dating, their wedding and the day of Emily’s funeral. At this point Emily is given the opportunity to relive one day in her life.

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Our Town Quotes from Rob

“When I was younger my dad spotted a bunch of girls in a cafe and they were all really excited, so he asked them where they’d been,” he explains. “When they said that they’d been to drama classes, he reckoned I should get myself down there!” Which the young Pattinson promptly did, working backstage until, one day, “a bunch of people left. I was the only one still there and got the lead role by default.”

That lead role was in the Thornton Wilder play Our Town, his performance earning him an agent. The agent then secured him an audition for the fourth Harry Potter movie, where he was subsequently cast as Cedric.

“The next production was Thornton Wilder’s Our Town,” he recalls. “I was the only one tall enough to play the lead. There was an agent in the audience. I got this agent, and started getting jobs.”

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