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For the guitar style associated with John Fahey, see American Primitivism. For the 2009 film also known as American Primitive, see Wild About Harry (2009 film). For the 1984 poetry collection, see Mary Oliver.

American Primitive
Written by	William Gibson
Subject	John and Abigail Adams; American Revolution
Genre	Verse drama
Premiere
Date	1969
Place	Berkshire Theatre Festival
Directed by	Frank Langella

American Primitive is a play by William Gibson about the lives of John and Abigail Adams. Gibson used the correspondence of John and Abigail Adams to create a verse drama about the period of the American Revolution.

American Primitive debuted, unsuccessfully, at the Berkshire Theatre Festival in 1969. The production, directed by Frank Langella, starred Anne Bancroft as Abigail Adams.