Who had the idea of doing the play at Westport?
Joanne Woodward: I was down in Washington when 9/11 happened. We were in the middle of putting together the next summer season, and all I could think of was something somehow must make sense to us. Our Town kept coming into my mind. James Naughton: Joanne called me and said, “You know how much I’ve always wanted to do Our Town?” And I did. She thought it would be particularly wonderful after 9/11. I agreed, and she said, “Well, I want to do it this year — and Paul has agreed to play the Stage Manager. Would you like to direct?” I said, “Well, let me think about it and I’ll call you back.” (Laughter) So I read it again, and called back and said, “Of course.” Joanne and I had been scheming for 15 years how to get Paul back onstage. I’d about given up. Then, out of the blue… Woodward: We were at the Hole-in-the-Wall Camp, and I told Paul that the Westport season was going to open with Our Town. I had the script there, and Paul said: “Let me see it.” He wandered away for a while, and ca
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