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Mark Twain's The Diaries of Adam and Eve

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  1w, 1m

David Birney

Edited and Adapted for the Stage by David Birney

"Sharp and resourceful...played with freshness and theatricality....charming." – Variety
A light-hearted look at the world's first love story through the eyes of America's greatest humorist .

Mark Twain's The Diaries of Adam and Eve

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 1m
  • Duration
    Duration
    90 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Adaptations (Literature), Faith-based
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences, Senior, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

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Summary

Mark Twain's The Diaries of Adam and Eve, is a uniquely American theatre piece, funny, beautiful, and deeply moving. David Birney has crafted a light-hearted look at the world's first love story through the eyes of America's greatest humorist, Mark Twain, whose Garden of Eden bursts with wit, laughter and the lyric poignance of the first love and the first loss.


History

First produced for PBS "American Playhouse," The Diaries... is a uniquely American theatre piece. Since that time, the show has enjoyed well over 200 productions, in both extended runs and touring engagements at regional theatres, college and university theatres, and performing arts centers on both coasts and across the country

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Performing Groups
ADAM
EVE

Adam and Eve must move from youth to maturity playing out the life of the couple together until the death of Eve. Some "aging" is required: it needn't be extreme but some indication of change, of age is necessary.  There are two baby baskets that hold the mimed "babies," Cain and Able.

  • Time Period Not Applicable
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features No intermission
  • Duration 90 minutes
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Media

"Endearing... a reminder of Twain's storytelling genius and how much fun it can be...flavorful as apple cider, pungent, ironic." –The Los Angeles Times

"Sharp and resourceful... played with freshness and theatricality... charming." –Variety

"Mark Twain isn't just for Hal Holbrook anymore. David Birney brings Mark Twain's words to life... in a romantic adventure for the ages." –Times Union, Albany, NY

"This utterly engaging work seduces the audience with an ease that would make the sly satanic snake supremely jealous." Santa Barbara News Press

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)

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  • Minimum Fee: $130 per performance

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David Birney

David Birney
David Birney is an award-winning actor/director, most recently honored with The Millennium Award for performance from the Shakespeare Theatre, Washington, D. C. His extensive stage credits include starring roles on Broadway as Salieri in Amadeus, David in Benefactors, and Jac ...
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