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Meet the giants behind the dream
Ford's Theatre kicks off their 2025-2026 season with the world-premiere production of The American Five by Chess Jakobs running September 19 to October 12, 2025.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his inner circle imagined a pluralistic society in which equality and justice is guaranteed for all. In the face of surveillance, intimidation, arrests and life threats, five giants form a powerful coalition to advance civil rights and shape a defining moment in American history. Together, Dr. King, Coretta Scott King, Bayard Rustin, Stanley Levison and Clarence B. Jones plan the March on Washington and craft the speech that would galvanize the nation and inspire generations to advance America’s efforts to turn a dream into reality.
The American Five is recommended for ages 12 and up.
