This scripted one-woman show takes place in the spring of 1776. On March 31st, Abigail Adams writes a letter to her husband John Adams, who is serving as one of the Massachusetts delegates to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia. She asks him to “Remember the Ladies,” receives his flippant response a few weeks later, and on April 27th Abigail describes her disappointment and frustration in a letter to her close friend and mentor, Mercy Otis Warren. Throughout the play, Mrs. Adams muses aloud on the topics of government, freedom, education, and women’s rights. These passages are taken from other letters she wrote between 1774 and 1782. There is a strong “4th wall” for this performance; Mrs. Adams does not see the audience, just the interior of her own house. The show is approximately 40 minutes long, with an optional 15-20-minute Q&A following.

Audrey Stuck-Girard is a historical wigmaker and hairdresser, living history performer, and costumer.