The Story

In the beginning there was Eve who gave birth to Adam. Like all children, Adam is curious about how he came to be born, and like any good mother, Eve tells him a story. But Adam remembers things differently. As he grows older, he constructs a new version of events - involving a snake, an apple, and paradise lost. (This is a newly revised version of a script originally performed at The Magic Theatre in 1981.)

In the beginning there was Eve who gave birth to Adam. Like all children, Adam is curious about how he came to be born, and like any good mother, Eve tells him a story. But Adam remembers things differently. As he grows older, he constructs a new version of events - involving a snake, an apple, and paradise lost. (This is a newly revised version of a script originally performed at The Magic Theatre in 1981.)

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The Story

Character Information

  • EVE
    The first woman
    Character Age
    Twenties-Thirties
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • ADAM
    The first child, son of Eve.
    Character Age
    A child and then a young man
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Male

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization Bay Area Radio Drama (for National Public Radio), Year 1984
  • Type Professional, Organization The Magic Theatre, Year 1981

Awards

  • Joseph Kesselring Award
    National Arts Club of New York
    Honorable Mention
    1981