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1776

Book by Peter Stone. Book and Lyrics by Sherman Edwards

September 19 - October 19, 2008

The Circuit Playhouse

History blazes like the summer sun in this invigorating Tony Award-winning musical gem. The nation is ready to declare independence... if only the founding fathers can agree to do it. With the help of Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Richard Henry Lee, John Adams conspires to turn the Congress from its usual "piddling" and "twiddling" towards the approval of the courageous document that will define the American Revolution. Leaping from the pages of history, witness the men behind the national icons - proud, frightened, uncertain, irritable, charming, often petty, and ultimately noble figures determined to do the right thing for a fledgling nation.

Musical

Cast

John Hancock: Bill Andrews
Thomas Jefferson: Justin Asher
Joseph Hewes: Corey Cochran
John Adams: Michael Detroit
Thomas McKean: Parker Dinwiddie
Caesar Rodney: Eric Duhon
Edward Rutledge: David Foster
Andrew McNair: Barry Fuller
Stephen Hopkins: Ron Gephardt
Samuel Chase: Fred Harpell
Benjamin Franklin: Dave Landis
A Courier: Bridge Leigh
James Wilson: Daniel L. Martin
Roger Sherman: Andrew Moore
Lyman Hall: Steve Mulroy
Robert Livingston: Kevin Todd Murphy
George Read: Stephen Parker
Lewis Morris: Matt Reed
A Leather Apron/ Painter: Landon Scott Rodgers
Josiah Bartlett: Michael J. Vails
Charles Thomson: John Rone
Richard Henry Lee: Ryan Scott
John Dickinson: Jason Spitzer
Martha Jefferson: Megan Stein
John Witherspoon: Allen Busby
Abigail Adams: Stephanie Faatz

Production Team

Director: Bob Hetherington
Music Director: Renee Kemper
Choreographer: Courtney Oliver
Costumer: Amie Eoff
Scenic Designer: Chuck Britt
Lighting Designer: Josh Mansker
Sound Designer: Rory Dale
Stage Manager: Luisa Torres
ASM/Props: Mary Wenzel
Technical Director: Jay Morris