The Stunning Debut Play By Chess Jakobs Premieres At Ford's Theater This Fall

From prolific director Aaron Posner (Life Sucks), this powerful debut play by writer Chess Jakobs is making its world premiere at Ford's Theater this Fall season. Telling the story of five titans of the American Civil Rights movement, The American Five is set to be an unmissable dive into one of the great turning points in history.

What Is The Story?

A great dream is about to be formed. It's the middle of the Civil Rights movement, and Martin Luther King, Jr. is striving for his belief in equality - in the face of intimidation, violence, and death threats. Together with Coretta Scott King, Stanley Levison, Bayard Rustin and Clarence B Jones, the massive March on Washington is brought to life - and a speech is written that will inspire not just America, but the whole world. The American Five tells the story of how these five incredible people came together to make a defining moment of American history.