Matthew Burnett turned this "Our Town" playwright's novel "Theophilus North" into a play that premiered in 2003
... and at 
your request through Samuel French, playwright Matthew Burnett will agree to a 
free... [DOC] [TLE] Thornton Wilder | Theophilus North, a play by Matthew Burnett [PAR] Based on the novel by Thornton Wilder ... Thirty year old Theophilus North quits 
his teaching post in New Jersey and embarks on a quest for fun, adventure ...