Cast of 
1776
Announced

Director Robert Terry, Producer Tess Catlin, Music Directors Luke & Kassidy Mayernik, Instrumental Director Lara Gonzalez, and Stage Manager Jess Bunn are excited to announce the cast of the 2026 summer musical ...  1776.

MCP's production will be brought to life by ...
Tony Bergman as John Adams
Dave Abbott as Benjamin Franklin
Justin Hanks as Thomas Jefferson
Ray Kammer as Robert Livingston
Steve Catlin as Roger Sherman
David Manegold as Richard Henry Lee
Mark Culp as Stephen Hopkins
Eri Smith as Col. Thomas McKean
Charlie Rader as Baesar Rodney
Ben Essex as Edward Rutledge
John Sloan as John Dickinson
Kent Smith as Rev. John Witherspoon
Carl Cohn as Joseph Hewes
Fred Hunt as Dr. Josiah Bartlett
Ray Lebowski as Lewis Morris
Andrew Theademan as Judge James Wilson
Chris Sayer as George Read
Thomas Shickel as Samuel Chase
Phil Catlin as Dr. Lyman Hall
Stephanie Dalsfoist as William Whipple
Finn Connelly as Elbridge Gerry
Nick Biron as William Williams
Kassidy Mayernik as Abigail Adams
Sydney Pool as Martha Jefferson
Andy McClary as John Hancock
Max Collins-Posa as Charles Thomson
Tim Breithaupt as Andrew McNair
Finn Brockwell as Leather Apron/Painter
Gregory Manegold as Con. Steward Asst.
Luke Manegold as The Courier

Performances for 1776 will be July 10th, 11th, 16th, 17th, and 18th at 8pm and July 12th at 2pm. All performances are at the Mason Community Playhouse, 5529 Mason Road in Mason.
Tickets are available now! Just click here!

1776 is the "liberty" portion of our Fighting for Life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness season, honoring the semiquincentennial of the United States. Make sure you are there in July to travel back to where it all began 250 years ago.