The Creation of Adam and Eve was put on by the Cardmakers. "The cardmakers, to whom the third York pageant belonged, were a guild of craftsmen who made cards for combing wool. They are one of several representatives of the woollen industry associated with pageants in the York cycle..." (Cawley, p11). These pageants were a great way for people to advertise their goods while doing something fun and entertaining.
This play is about when God created Adam and Eve. First he created Adam and then took a rib from Adam to create Eve. They were allowed to live in Eden, or Paradise, and could have whatever they wanted. They just could not eat the apples from the Tree of Knowledge. It was forbidden to them.
This is a link to a scholarly article on Adam and Eve. It's entitled Adam and Eve as Historical People, and Why It Matters by John C. Collins. This article gives a look into the story of Adam and Eve. It provides a new way of looking at these two. I feel like this can really be beneficial to the actors who will play Adam and Eve.
http://web.ebscohost.com.ezp.lib.cwu.edu/ehost/detail?vid=3&hid=111&sid=a7b0b3ad-88d5-41f9-a860-a861194dad6c%40sessionmgr110&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=a9h&AN=52810367
Sources Used:
Everyman and Medieval Miracle Plays; A.C. Crawley; Guernsey Press Co.; London; 1990
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