Overview

“That’s one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind.”

On July 21, 1969, humans for the first time stepped onto another world. Fifty years later, the scope and daring of the Apollo 11 moon landing is still not fully understood. In One Giant Leap, Tony Award-winner J.T. Rogers tells the gripping, surprising, story-behind-the-story of one of the greatest achievements in history.  Weaving together the actual transcripts of the Apollo 11 mission, news coverage of the period, and interviews with the men and women who made the mission happen, One Giant Leap captures the thrills, anxieties, and triumphs of a group of men and women striving to do the impossible.

Production History

World Premiere: Town Hall, NYC—One-Night only production by the New York Times (2019)

Directed by: Bartlett Sher

Performed by: Lauren Ambrose, Rosdely Ciprian, Jeff Daniels, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Samuel L. Jackson, Dakin Matthews, Arian Moayed, Kristine Nielsen, JoAnna Rhinehart, and Thursday Williams

Regional Premiere: Timeline Theatre, Chicago—One-Night only co-production with the Chicago Tribune (2019)

Directed by: PJ Powers

Performed by: Janet Ulrich Brooks, Kate Collins, Francis Guinan, Anish Jethmalani, Ora Jones, Alka Nayyar, Mike Nussbaum, Bri Sudia