★ One Night Only in D.C. · June 18 · Tickets Selling Fast ★
Prof. Greg Jackson Presents
The Unlikely Union
100 years of America. 100 minutes. One stage.
A one-man stage show with live music, an original cinematic score, and multimedia projections of the documents that built America — from the host of History That Doesn't Suck, an Apple® and Spotify® top history podcast.
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The Howard Theatre · 620 T Street NW · Washington, D.C. · Show 8PM
★ The Credentials ★
What you're walking into at The Howard Theatre.
★ The Reviews Are In ★
4.7/5
6,200+ Listener Reviews
Routinely tops the Apple® and Spotify® history charts — 160+ episodes, millions of listens.
★ The Show ★
The Unlikely Union.
100 years of America. 100 minutes. One stage.
This isn't a lecture and it isn't a podcast recording. It's a full one-man stage show — Greg performing alongside live musicians and an original cinematic score, with multimedia projections of the documents themselves: the Constitution, the Olive Branch Petition, Civil War photographs, the Emancipation Proclamation.
The protagonist is the Union itself. Greg takes you from the Revolution through the Civil War — the birth and near-death of the country — in a single, propulsive evening that's already sold out in 29 states nationwide.
★ What's on Stage ★
" It's kind of like watching your favorite Netflix show with subtitles — your mind is dazzled by the language. When we get to the Civil War, we have powerful photographs to convey the sacrifice born by so many.
★ Why Greg Jackson ★
The history teacher you wish you'd had —
finally on a stage in D.C.
He puts the story back in history.
Greg's own words: "I'm putting the 'story' back in 'history' while keeping it so rigorous and entertaining you can't help but learn everything you need to know about US history." That's exactly how listeners describe it — sound design, accents, music, character. History as it actually happened to people.
A real PhD historian — and painfully apolitical.
Dr. Jackson is a tenured Associate Professor at Utah Valley University and a Senior Fellow in National Security Studies. In his words: "I am absolutely, to every extent possible, apolitical." In a media landscape full of hot takes, fans across the spectrum say it's the rarest, most welcome thing he does.
4.7 stars. 6,200+ reviews. Top history podcast in America.
HTDS is consistently ranked among the top American history podcasts. Listeners restart it. Teachers use it in classrooms. Fourth-graders ask for it on car rides. One father wrote in that the podcast brought him and his estranged adult son back together.
Trusted by the people who make the documentaries.
You've seen Greg on the HISTORY® Channel three-night Abraham Lincoln event — executive produced by Pulitzer Prize-winning Doris Kearns Goodwin and featuring former President Barack Obama. He's also appeared with Peyton Manning, with Dan Aykroyd, and on National Geographic's Secrets Declassified. He's a TED speaker. The live show is where it really clicks.
★ From the Road ★
What audiences keep telling us.
"I've restarted the podcast four times. I saw the live show in my hometown a couple years ago and I'm going to see it again in a few weeks."
— Live show repeat attendee
This is a masterclass in history telling.
I binged the entire archive between February and April, and now endure the two-week torture between subsequent episodes.
I love the production quality — the mood-setting music, the immersive script, the sound effects, and his willingness to act out the parts with accents.
As a history teacher who refuses to use terrible history textbooks, this show really helps infuse stories and facts into my teaching.
Audiences walk out going, 'Oh my gosh, I guess we're not the first ones to have a hard time.'
★ The Venue & Tickets ★
The Howard Theatre. Washington, D.C.
620 T Street NW · Washington, D.C.
A 1910 landmark — older than Harlem's Apollo — where Duke Ellington played and Ella Fitzgerald was discovered. Restored in 2012 after a $29 million renovation. Now home for one night to The Unlikely Union.
★ Choose Your Tier ★
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★ One Night Only · June 18 · The Howard Theatre · D.C. ★
Be in the room when American history finally gets the night it deserves.
Tickets start at $29.50. Reserved and front-row bundles include a signed copy of Greg's brand-new book.
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