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Overview
Synopsis
Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) is an accidental president who is determined to end racial injustice in America and makes his own stamp on presidential history. All The Way goes behind the doors of the Oval Office and examines the first year of LBJ’s presidency and his fight to pass a landmark civil rights bill. Looking forward to the forthcoming presidential election, the charismatic, yet conflicted Texan hurls himself into the passage of the Civil Rights Bill, which is both desired and fiercely contested. Robert Schenkkan’s Tony Award winning play travels from November 1963 to November 1964, in which LBJ (the former vice president) stepped up to the presidency after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, and successfully ran for re-election after pushing through the controversial Civil Rights Act. All The Way documents LBJ’s relationship with Martin Luther King and his influential political peers, and offers an intricate and intimate portrayal of how LBJ bent Congress to his own will.
Editor's Note: The acting company may play several parts, except for the actors playing Lyndon B. Johnson and Martin Luther King.
Show Information
- Book
- Robert Schenkkan
- Category
- Play
- Age Guidance
- Thirteen Plus (PG-13)
- Number of Acts
- 2
- First Produced
- 2012
- Genres
- Drama, Historical/Biographical
- Settings
- Period, Unit/Single Set
- Time & Place
- America, 1964
- Cast Size
- large
- Licensor
- Dramatists Play Service
- Ideal For
- Large Cast, Professional Theatre, Regional Theatre, Star Vehicle Male, Mostly Male Cast, Includes Mature Adult, Adult, Young Adult Characters
Context
Plot
Characters
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Ensemble |
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Songs
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
Monologues
Scenes
Key Terms
A dramatic event involving a political or symbolic killing, often central to tragedy or historical plays.
A political identity occasionally explored in American drama to depict partisanship, policy conflict, or civic ideals.
A group of performers who function as a unit in a production rather than as individuals with leading roles.
In historical drama, often refers to supporters of a republic over monarchy. The term appears in plays about revolution, politics, and power.
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Guide Written By:
Alexandra Appleton
Writer, editor and theatre researcher