What will it take to get two dozen powerfully passionate, exceedingly complicated, and all-too-human individuals to settle their differences, while they hold the very future of a nation in their hands?

American Repertory Theater at Harvard University/Roundabout Theatre Company’s new production of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, 1776 is a tuneful, witty reexamination of a pivotal moment in American history.

1776 comes to Texas with a cast that reflects multiple representations of race, gender, and ethnicity. Audiences may never think about the country - who we are and why - the same way again.