American Primitive
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Written byWilliam Gibson
Directed byFrank Langella
Date premiered1969
Place premieredBerkshire Theatre Festival
| American Primitive | |
|---|---|
| Written by | William Gibson |
| Directed by | Frank Langella |
| Date premiered | 1969 |
| Place premiered | Berkshire Theatre Festival |
| Subject | John and Abigail Adams; American Revolution |
| Genre | Verse drama |
American Primitive is a play by William Gibson about the lives of John and Abigail Adams. Gibson used the correspondence of John and Abigail Adams to create a verse drama about the period of the American Revolution.
American Primitive debuted, unsuccessfully, at the Berkshire Theatre Festival in 1969. The production, directed by Frank Langella, starred Anne Bancroft as Abigail Adams.[1]
