Join us for this one woman play as Sheryl Faye portrays Abigail Adams (1744-1818). 

Adams is sometimes considered to have been a founder of the United States and is now designated as the first Second Lady and second First Lady of The United States. Her life is one of the most documented of the first ladies: she is remembered for the many letters she wrote to her husband while he stayed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during the Continental Congresses. John frequently sought the advice of Abigail on many matters, and their letters are filled with intellectual discussions on government and politics. In one of her more famous letters she implores her husband and his colleagues, all of whom were male, to, “…remember the ladies…If particular care and attention is not paid to the Ladies we are determined to foment a Rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice, or Representation.” Her letters also serve as eyewitness accounts of the American Revolutionary War home front.

This story starts off with Abigail as an adult and goes back through her childhood and then back to an adult again. The show is appropriate for all ages. Sheryl has a BFA in Acting from Emerson College and performs eleven one woman plays that tour to different schools for enrichment programs, libraries, and senior centers throughout New England. Learn more about Sheryl HERE. Music & Sound design by Scooter Perrotta from LA Soundtrack. This program is funded by your donations to the Friends of the Newburyport Public Library.

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