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1776
Music and Lyrics by Sherman Edwards Produced by April Bridgeman Directed by Karlah Louis Performances: July 28, 29 & 30 August 4, 5, 6, 11, 12 & 13, 2006 The Theatre at Potomac Falls High School
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Photograph by David Harback |
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The Sterling Playmakers bring forth this seminal event in American
history with vivid life in this
most unconventional of Broadway hits. 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.
1776 puts a human face on the pages of history as we see 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. |
The Cast
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Abigail Adams |
Danica Shook |
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John Adams |
Joe Campanella |
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Dr. Josiah Bartlett |
John Dickson |
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Samuel Chase |
Herb Fuller |
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Courier |
Jamison Foreman |
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John Dickinson |
Stephen Smith |
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Benjamin Franklin |
Paul Gernhardt |
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Dr. Lyman Hall |
Rick DeLisi |
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John Hancock |
Jim Campanella |
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Joseph Hewes |
Mark Smedberg |
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Stephen Hopkins |
Terry Smith |
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Martha Jefferson |
Sharon Smith |
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Thomas Jefferson |
Milan Detweiler |
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Leather Apron |
Chris DeLisi |
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Richard Henry Lee |
Glen Bartram |
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Robert Livingston |
Scott Tousley |
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Col. Thomas McKean |
Ted Fredrick |
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Andrew McNair |
Steven Collins |
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Lewis Morris |
Mike Bleutge |
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Painter |
Terry DiMurro |
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Mrs. Pickett |
Jeanne DeLisi |
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George Read |
Matthew Hatley |
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Caesar Rodney |
Craig McKee |
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Edward Rutledge |
Kevin Robertson |
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Roger Sherman |
Jim Hepfinger |
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Charles Thomson |
Steve Barker |
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James Wilson |
Jay Burton |
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Rev. John Witherspoon |
Jim Johnson |
