1776

It’s the summer of 1776, and the nation is ready to declare independence…if only our founding fathers can agree to do it! 1776 follows John Adams of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, and Richard Henry Lee and Thomas Jefferson of Virginia as they attempt to convince the members of the second Continental Congress to vote for independence from the shackles of the British monarchy by signing the Declaration of Independence.

Cast

• John Hancock: Gene Casella
• Dr. Josiah Barrtlett: Larry Beckerle
• John Adams: Mark Rinis
• Stephen Hopkins: Dean Jackson
• Roger Sherman: Derek Tarson
• Robert Livingston: Mario Barto
• Rev. Jonathan Witherspoon: Daniel Scott
• Benjamin Franklin: Norman Garfield
• John Dickinson: Richard Licata
• James Wilson: Ted Tarson
• Caesar Rodney: Tommy Gerard Mangieri
• Col. Thomas McKean: David Guiney
• George Read: Walter Fiedler
• Samuel Chase: Ed Kechejian
• Richard Henry Lee: Gerald Spagnolo
• Thomas Jefferson: Jeff Whitney
• Joseph Hewes: Ed Whalen
• Edward Rutledge: James Lugo
• Dr. Lyman Hall: Ted Neuhoff
• Charles Thomson: Champ Knecht
• Andrew McNair: Ford Winter
• Abigail Adams: Marian McCabe
• Martha Jefferson: Carolynn Whitford
• A Courier: Lee Ross

Production Staff / Crew

• Director: Carol Czitrom
• Musical Director: Neil Berg
• Scenic Designer: Robert Sven Olson
• Costume Designer: Elisabeth Lynch
• Lighting Designer: Michael Greene
• Technical Director: David Vogel
• Stage Manager: Rob Ward
• Producer: Maggie Klappas Scott