The Red Lion Inn Presents:
Voices of Democracy:
250 Years Creating America
Join some of America’s finest actors and musicians as they bring to life the dreams, passions and courage of the men and women who have birthed our democracy through decades of challenge and struggle from 1776 to present day.
Before the show begins, join us for an all-American celebration filled with festive food, refreshing drinks, and the lively spirit of a classic seasonal gathering. This kickoff is all about great company, warm hospitality, and an evening of timeless summer fun.
Please note: this performance is recommended for children over 10 years old.
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Festive Dinner & Cocktails: 4pm
Showtime: 5:30-7:30pm
Tickets on sale soon!
Meet the Cast
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earned a Drama Desk Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in The Skriker in NYC. Earned a Tony Award nomination for The Rainmaker at Roundabout Theatre, and another Tony Award nomination, a Drama Desk nomination and an Outer Critics Circle Award for her performance for Enchanted April. She has appeared in Free Willy, Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home, 12 and Holding, Blank Check, The Village and Syriana. Television credits include Parenthood, The X-Files, Law & Order, The Practice, Criminal Minds, 24, Gossip Girl and House of Cards.
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is an actor and arts administrator based in Brooklyn, NY and western Massachusetts. Company member: Shakespeare & Company, NJ Rep. Awards: Berkshires Theater Award for An Iliad; nominations for Elliot Norton and Helen Hayes Awards. Upcoming: A New Era, a new play celebrating Boston’s Black suffragist movement, with Company One. IG: @kurlymac
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is known for his critically acclaimed TONY nominated performance in Jekyll & Hyde, for which he received the Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and Jeff Awards for “Outstanding Actor in a Musical”. Broadway credits: Les Miserables and Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. Off-Broadway credits: And the World Goes ‘Round (Outer Critics Circle Award), Rothschild and Sons (Offie nomination), Jacques Brel, White Guy on the Bus, The White Devil, Caesar & Cleopatra, and A Touch of the Poet. TV/film: The Sinner, Elementary, White Collar, Sliders, Baywatch, The Guiding Light, Celebrity, The Stranger.
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is a New York–based actor and a graduate of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts School of Drama. He recently appeared as Trip Wyeth in Other Desert Cities at Dorset Theatre Festival, and on television he can be seen as Teddy Hall on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Film credits include Cat Person, with upcoming work in the new series Rabbit Rabbit.
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is delighted to be working with Mr Egan again, as well as this wonderful cast of artists. He is a 1985 graduate of the Juilliard Drama School, which means he’s loved this acting thing for a very long time. You might recognize him from House of Cards, Mr Robot, The Gilded Age, The Dropout or a few other shows … but in the end … it’s just about now.
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is a working professional whose most recent credits include a recurring role in Untamed produced by John Wells, Albany Road (directed by Christine Swanson), Dan Fogelman’s new series Paradise, recurring roles in Bel-Air and All-American: Homecoming, The Accountant 2 directed by Gavin O’Connor, The Walking Dead: World Beyond, and The Greatest Ever directed by Steve Grimaldi.
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as performed at Lincoln Center, Little Island, Public Theatre, Vineyard, The New Group, Rattlestick, Playwrights Horizons, TFANA, Williamstown, Westport Country Playhouse, McCarter Theatre Center, Yale Rep, among others. TV/Film: Blossoming Wasp; City on a Hill. BA: Morehouse College; MFA: Yale School of Drama. Leland is a member of the Actor’s Center.
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has appeared Off-Broadway, most recently in Rajiv Joseph’s LETTERS OF SURESH and at The Guthrie (SLEUTH), The Geffen Playhouse (GUARDS AT THE TAJ, MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES, Mark Taper Forum (Robert O’Hara’s HAMLET, ARCHDUKE, The Kirk Douglas (Vicuña), Actor’s Theater of Louisville, Berkeley Rep, A.C.T, Seattle Rep., seven seasons at The Oregon Shakespeare Festival. TV: NCIS, LAW & ORDER, SHAMELESS, KIDDING, YOUNG SHELDON, SEAL TEAM, SWAT. FILM: SYNCHRONIC, DESCENDENT
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is best known for her TV work on THE BOYS, THE BLACKLIST, HOMELAND, THE WALKING DEAD and the LAW AND ORDER trifecta. Her films include PLANES, TRAINS and AUTOMOBILES, SIDE EFFECTS, THE GOOD SHEPHERD. Broadway credits include THE REAL THING, FROZEN, HEARTBREAK HOUSE. Awards include Drama Desk, OBIE, Equity’s Richard Seff, Jefferson, Helen Hayes and Emmy and Lucille Lortel nominations. Training: Yale School of Drama.
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Theater: Here There Are Blueberries (NYTW, Shakespeare Theater, La Jolla), Rhinoceros (Yale Rep); Other Desert Cities (Dorset), Slave Play (Mark Taper, understudy Broadway); Westport; Alley; Acting Company; Guthrie. TV/film: “Furious”, “City on a Hill,” “The Equalizer,” “Law & Order: SVU,” The Snare. Training: University of MN/Guthrie (BFA), Yale (MFA). Member of Actors Center.
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is an OBIE Award-winning actor, director, and educator. An Associate Artist with Target Margin Theater and a company member of Elevator Repair Service, she has performed at La Jolla Playhouse, Soho Rep, and The Public Theater. Screen credits include Tales of the City, The Good Fight, and Law & Order. She currently serves as the Interin Head of Acting at New Studio on Broadway at New York University.
