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Our Common Passage

"Chained to the Land" Electronic Field TripOur Common Passage is a compelling one-woman drama, written and performed by Abigail Schumann. The play depicts the lives of four women against the backdrop of colonial America in the days before and during the Revolutionary War. A gentry woman must come to terms with the death of her child as Virginians approach the brink of revolution; a determined rural midwife celebrates life despite the increasing hardships of war; an enslaved woman reflects on family and loss; and a first-time mother faces the fear and isolation of giving birth alone on Virginia's western frontier.

First presented on stage in 1977, Our Common Passage artfully interprets Colonial Williamsburg's "Becoming Americans" theme. $19.95. To order call 1-800-761-8331.




"Our Common Passage is a valuable tool for presenting an important educational message to modern audiences. I cannot recall seeing a more powerful presentation of living history in my twenty years in the profession."

—Thomas A. Reitz, Doon Heritage Crossroads, Ontario, Canada