American Primitive

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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.