• Benjamin Franklin (60-70): A Pennsylvania delegate, he is urbane and coolheaded. His logic often prevails where the emotions of other fail. He and Adams lead the charge for independence – Lead, Mezzo-Soprano/Alto 
• John Adams (41): A Massachusetts delegate, he is the leading voice for separation from England and the Declaration of Independence. Unfortunately his tendency toward fiery rhetoric makes him generally disliked by other Congress members – Lead, Mezzo-Soprano 
• Thomas Jefferson (33): A Virginia delegate, he, in spite of his many protests, is selected to pen the Declaration of Independence – Lead, Soprano 
• John Hancock (39): President of the 1776 Continental Congress, he put the first and largest signature on the Declaration of Independence – Supporting, Spoken 
• Caesar Rodney (48): A Delaware delegate, he works hard for independence, despite the fact that he is suffering from skin cancer.  – Supporting, Spoken
• Colonel Thomas McKean (42): A Delaware delegate, he is Scottish and very vocal – Supporting, Mezzo-Soprano 
• Charles Thomson (47): The secretary of the Congress – Supporting, Spoken
• Richard Henry Lee(45): A Virginia delegate, he is selected to make the argument for independence to the Congress, as Adams is having little luck – Supporting, Mezzo-Soprano
• John Dickinson (44): A Pennsylvania delegate, he leads a group of Congress members who favor petitioning King George III with their grievances rather than declaring independence from England – Supporting, Mezzo-Soprano/Alto 
• Abigail Adams (32): Wife of John Adams, her communications with John tell some of the story of the Declaration and much of the story of her and John’s love and life – Supporting, Mezzo-Soprano 
• Martha Jefferson (27): The young and beautiful wife of Thomas Jefferson, she is brought to Philadelphia to help dispel Jefferson’s writer’s block – Supporting, Mezzo-Soprano 
• Edward Rutledge (26): A South Carolina delegate, he is opposed to the Declaration of Independence because of his passionate opposition to the document’s call for an end to slavery – Supporting, Soprano 
• Stephen Hopkins (70): A Rhode Island delegate, he is given to indulgence in alcoholic beverages – Supporting, Mezzo-Soprano 
• Reverend John Witherspoon (53): A New Jersey delegate, he argues for, and wins, the inclusion of the Supreme Being in the Declaration – Featured, Spoken 
• Joseph Hewes (46): A North Carolina delegate, he sides with Rutledge on the slavery issue, demanding the Declaration allow slavery – Featured, Spoken 
• A Leather Apron (TBD): A leather worker – Featured, Spoken 
• A Painter (TBD): An artist who paints Benjamin Franklin’s portrait – Featured, Silent 
• Dr. Josiah Bartlett (46): A New Hampshire delegate, he sides in favor of independence – Featured, Spoken 
• Roger Sherman (55): A Connecticut delegate, he sides in favor of independence and is on the committee to write the Declaration – Featured, Soprano
• Lewis Morris (50): A New York delegate, Lewis Morris abstains from the original vote – Featured, Spoken 
• Robert Livingston (30): A New York delegate, he is a member of the committee assigned to write the Declaration – Featured, Mezzo-Soprano 
• James Wilson (33): A Pennsylvania delegate, he casts the final vote to approve the Declaration, not because of his own belief in the cause, but because he does not want to be remembered in history as “the man who prevented American independence” – Featured, Spoken 
• George Read (43): A Delaware delegate, he is opposed to independence and sides with Dickinson – Featured, Spoken 
• Samuel Chase (35): A Maryland delegate, he is always seems to be eating and is portly. He initially sides with Dickinson – Featured, Spoken 
• Dr. Lyman Hall (52): A Georgia delegate, he is initially sides with Dickinson – Featured, Spoken 
• Andrew McNair (50): The custodian and bell-ringer – Featured, Spoken 
• A Courier (15-20): A young messenger for Congress – Featured, Soprano 

We desire a diverse cast and therefore encourage actors of all ethnicities, abilities, and ages to audition.