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Revolutionary America Series: "Dearest Friend," A Staged Reading based on the correspondences of Abigail and John Adams
Sat, Jun 13
|Southampton History Museum
This powerful program reveals the love, intellect, and conviction behind a pivotal partnership in American history, that of Abigail and John Adams. "Dearest Friend" is a theatrical reading rooted in deep historical research and 1st person documentation.
Time & Location
Jun 13, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
Southampton History Museum, 17 Meeting House Lane, Southampton, NY 11968
About the Event
“Dearest Friend” is a staged reading drawn from the extraordinary correspondence between Abigail Adams and John Adams. Through their own words, audiences are transported into the private world of a couple separated by war and united by intellect, passion, and unwavering conviction.
Set against the backdrop of revolution and the birth of a new nation, including the turmoil surrounding the Battles of Lexington and Concord and the Battle of Bunker Hill, their letters reveal not only political urgency, but deep affection, longing, and debate.
Rich with excerpts from their personal writings, “Dearest Friend” unfolds as a living conversation, intimate, urgent, and deeply human, illuminating a partnership shaped by love, principle, and the struggle to define liberty in a new world.
This program is presented by Author-Actor Janet Emily Demarest. Janet is a seasoned theatrical performer and historic storyteller whose work includes programs for Colonial Williamsburg, Old Bethpage Village Restoration, the Port Jefferson…