Abigail/1702
by Roberto Aguirre-sacasa

Name: Abigail/1702
Brand: Roberto Aguirre-sacasa
SKU: 9780822230755
Rating: 3.83 (45 reviews)

Abigail/1702 Book Cover — Abigail/1702 Cover

Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

105 mins 18th Century Features Children Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle) Bare Stage/Simple Set Period Costumes American Historical Mystery

Synopsis

In this tale of New England witchery, it is ten years after the harrowing and tragic events of the Salem witch trials.

Abigail Williams—the lead accuser who sent twenty people to their doom as a young girl—now lives under an assumed name on the outskirts of Boston, quietly striving to atone for her sins.

When a handsome stranger arrives claiming to be a sailor in need, Abigail takes him in, and long-dormant passions awaken within her.

Love starts to grow between the two—an unlikely flower cracking through salty earth.

But their contentment is short-lived, for someone else is coming for Abigail, someone who has been looking for her since she danced in the weird woods of Salem.

The Devil is demanding Abigail's soul, and a debt will be paid—but first, Abigail must make peace with the woman she most wronged…

Themes PS3601.G85 A25 2017 Witchcraft Witchcraft--Massachusetts--Drama

Press Reviews

"An admirable rarity – a sequel that does right by the spirit of its inspiration, in this case one of Arthur Miller’s most enduring plays."
— The Arts Fuse

"Meant to haunt you… The external trappings notwithstanding, it is the demon within that is most fearsome and cannot be escaped. Abigail Williams disappeared from Salem to start a new life in Boston, but she will find no peace until she exorcises her own guilt. In Abigail/1702, the young accuser tries to lose herself in Boston and do good works as a healer, mostly caring for sick sailors. If the almighty keeps score, Abigail has probably earned sufficient karma points to make up for the harm she did, but there is still that deal she made with The Devil that looms over her… Playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa knows his way around a horror story."
— Broadway World

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
YOUNG WOMAN Late 20s. Plays	—	20s	Late 20s. Plays
ABIGAIL WILLIAMS , though for most of the play she goes by the name Ruth Meadow.	female	—	, though for most of the play she goes by the name Ruth Meadow.
YOUNG MAN Mid-20s. Plays	—	20s	Mid-20s. Plays
JOHN BROWN .	—	—	.
OLDER MAN 40s, 50s, or older. Plays	—	40s	40s, 50s, or older. Plays
REVEREND PARRIS ,	—	—	,
JUDGE SEWALL , and the	—	—	, and the
MAN IN GRAY . Also, the	—	—	. Also, the
LION’S VOICE in the prelude.	—	—	in the prelude.
OLDER WOMAN 40s–50s. Plays	—	40s	40s–50s. Plays
MARGARET HALE ,	—	—	,
ANN FOSTER (aka the Crone), and	—	—	(aka the Crone), and
ELIZABETH PROCTOR .	—	—	.
LITTLE BOY 10 years old. Plays	—	10	10 years old. Plays
THOMAS .	—	—	.