GORHAM — The University of Southern Maine Department of Theatre will present its second show of the season, Friday, Nov. 13, at the Main Stage at Russell Hall on the Gorham campus.

In “Our Town,” Thornton Wilder’s classic American play, their town is every town, and the banalities of daily life are rarely seen as the precious, awful and wonderful miracles of existence they truly are. This Pulitzer Prize-winning drama strips the stage of artifice and draws the audience into the universality of human existence, urging us to celebrate “every moment.”

The stage manager (played by Molana Oei) takes us on a journey through Grover’s Corners, N.H., where sweethearts Emily Webb (Brittany Burke) and George Gibbs (Collin Young) are due to marry soon, Joe (Katie O’Hara/Kristen Kinney) and Howie (Calvin Sprague) deliver the daily newspaper and milk and the children scurry off to school. Love, life and death move along just the same as paint dries and the rooster crows.

“Our Town” is guest-directed by Andrew Harris, the founder and artistic director of Merchants Theatre, a medieval touring theatre company, and director for a number of arts centers and arts agencies. He has been associated with Portland Stage for more than 12 years, most recently serving as a production manager, affiliate artist and education associate. His other passion is as the executive and artistic director of Deertrees Theatre.

Tickets cost $8 for students; $11 for seniors, USM employees and alumni; and $15 for the general public.

At 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 20, a special matinee will take place for high school groups. Advance purchase is required. Schools interested should contact the box office.

Those needing special accommodations to participate fully in this program should contact Lori Arsenault at 207-780-5142 or [email protected].

FMI, tickets: 207-780-5151, www.usm.maine.edu/theatre.