We continued studying Act I of "Our Town" with my emphasizing how the play reminds the audience of the passing of time and the importance of the "small things" that people fail to notice. As we read, I had Jaydn identify portions of the dialogue and stage directions that suggest the passing of time such as the birth of twins in town, the sounding of the school bell, and the blast of the factory whistle. We further noted the parallel neighboring families of the Webbs and the Gibbs.We discussed Mrs. Gibb's dream of going to Paris noting how other characters will also have suppressed dreams and longings. As the play is not presented in a traditional format, in order to assist Jadyn in visualizing the stage presentation, we then viewed a portion of Act I as performed at a theatre in Connecticut with Paul Newman playing the lead of the Stage Manager.