A Co-Production with the Scottish Rite – Valley of Danville
June 26 & 27, 2026, 7:30 pm
June 28, 2:30 pm
Danville Masonic Temple
109 W. North Street
Directed by Jodi Prosser-Muller
Music Directed by Lucinda Lawrence
Ticket Information: $23 adult, $7 student / child
Book by Peter Stone
Music and Lyrics by Sherman Edwards
Based on a concept by Sherman Edwards
Celebrate the birth of our nation, during the 250th anniversary of the United States!
The seminal event in American history blazes to vivid life in this most unconventional of Broadway hits. 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.
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 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 is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
Cast
- John Hancock: Peter Barrett
- Dr. Josiah Bartlett: Geoffrey Brewster
- John Adams: Craig Krukewitt
- Stephen Hopkins: Jim Gilmour
- Roger Sherman: Tony Kortas
- Lewis Morris: James Cowley
- Robert Livingston: Jason Mierek
- Rev. Jonathan Witherspoon: David Heckman
- Francis Hopkinson: TBA
- Benjamin Franklin: Tom Fricke
- John Dickinson: David Barkley
- James Wilson: Paul Strain
- Caesar Rodney: Ron McDaniel
- Col. Thomas McKean: Robert McIntire
- George Reed: Reno Torres
- Samuel Chase: Eric France
- Richard Henry Lee: Aaron Polk
- Thomas Jefferson: Drew Mertens
- Joseph Hewes: Josh Lewis
- Edward Rutledge: Matt Hummel
- Dr. Lyman Hall: Robert Gill
- Charles Thomson: John Tilford
- Andrew McNair: Roger Mertens
- Abigail Adams: Amanda France
- Martha Jefferson: Katie Walder
- A Leather Apron: Emma France
- A Painter: Nancy Keener
- A Courier: Jackson Lewis
- A Mother: Delaney Wright
- John Hart: Mark Muller
