![Actors portraying John Adams and Benjamin Franklin each hold one hand of a woman in a yellow dress and sing.](https://fords.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1776-6-2880x1400-1-scaled-e1664482894813.jpg)
1776
With quick-witted dialogue and a playful score, 1776 dramatizes the impassioned debates of Philadelphia’s Second Continental Congress. As George Washington sends updates from the military front, patriots John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson attempt to persuade the 13 colonies to separate from British rule. Motivated by a series of abuses from King George, America’s first politicians forge a new democracy by composing the Declaration of Independence. Based on the letters and memoirs of America’s founding fathers, this classic, Tony Award-winning musical showcases the principles, pride and determination that influenced the birth of our nation.
Artistic Team
Cast
![](https://fords.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/james-konicek-2012-headshot.jpg)
James Konicek
John Hancock
![Headshot for Peter Boyer.](https://fords.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/peter-boyer-2011-headshot.jpg)
Peter Boyer
Dr. Josiah Bartlett
![Headshot for Brooks Ashmankas.](https://fords.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/brooks-ashmankas-2011-headshot.jpg)
Brooks Ashmanskas
John Adams
![](https://fords.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/floyd-king-2011-headshot.jpg)
Floyd King
Stephen Hopkins
![](https://fords.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/rick-hammerly-2015-headshot-2.jpg)
Rick Hammerly
Roger Sherman
![Headshot for Dan Manning.](https://fords.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/dan-manning-2011-headshot.jpg)
Dan Manning
Robert Livingston
![](https://fords.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/matthew-anderson-2014-headshot.jpg)
Matthew A. Anderson
Lewis Morris
![](https://fords.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/thomas-a-simpson-410x410-2-1024x1024.jpg)
Thomas Adrian Simpson
Reverend John Witherspoon
![Headshot for Robert Cuccioli.](https://fords.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/robert-cuccioli-2011-headshot.jpg)
Robert Cuccioli
John Dickinson
![Headshot for Christopher Bloch.](https://fords.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/christopher-bloch-2011-headshot.jpg)
Christopher Bloch
Benjamin Franklin
![](https://fords.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/bobby-smith-2011-headshot.jpg)
Bobby Smith
James Wilson
![](https://fords.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/richard-pelzman-2011-headshot.jpg)
Richard Pelzman
Colonel Thomas McKean
![Headshot for Chris Sizemore.](https://fords.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/chris-sizemore-410x410-6.jpg)
Chris Sizemore
George Read
![Headshot for Buzz Mauro.](https://fords.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/buzz-mauro-410x410-1-1024x1024.jpg)
Buzz Mauro
Caesar Rodney
![](https://fords.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/michael-bunce-headshot-410x410-1-1.jpg)
Michael Bunce
Samuel Chase
![Headshot for William Diggle.](https://fords.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/william-diggle-2015-headshot.jpg)
William Diggle
Thomas Jefferson
![](https://fords.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/stephen-schmidt-headshot-410x410-1-1.jpg)
Stephen F. Schmidt
Richard Henry Lee
![Headshot for Patrick A'Hearn.](https://fords.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/patrick-ahearn-2011-headshot.jpg)
Patrick A’Hearn
Joseph Hewes
![Headshot for Gregory Maheu.](https://fords.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/gregory-maheu-2015-headshot.jpg)
Gregory Maheu
Edward Rutledge
![](https://fords.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/steven-carpenter-410x410-5-1024x1024.jpg)
Steven Carpenter
Dr. Lyman Hall
![Headshot for Tom Story.](https://fords.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/tom-story-2011-headshot.jpg)
Tom Story
Charles Thomson
![](https://fords.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/drew-eschelman-2011-headshot.jpg)
Drew Eshelman
Andrew McNair
![Headshot for Matthew John Kacergis.](https://fords.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/matthew-kacergis-2011-headshot.jpg)
Matthew John Kacergis
A Leather Apron/Painter
![Headshot for Sam Ludwig.](https://fords.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/sam-ludwig-410x410-1-1024x1024.jpg)
Sam Ludwig
Courier
![Headshot for Kate Fisher.](https://fords.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/kate-fisher-2011-headshot.jpg)
Kate Fisher
Abigail Adams
![Headshot for Erin Kruse.](https://fords.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/erin-kruse-410x410-1-1024x1024.jpg)
Erin Kruse
Martha Jefferson