After a long and flirty life of sold-out short runs in LA and NY, LBJ: The Play will be making its full-length NYC premiere at Paradise Factory in October 2026. With our space locked, we’re kicking off our fundraising campaign and need your help. It's been a long, winding road these past few years and we couldn't have arrived here without the amazing support of you beautiful historians.

We would be so grateful if you would be willing to continue this support as we make LBJ: The Play the biggest and girthiest yet. We've fundraised $30,500 so far, and need to raise our final $12,000 to finish paying our artists and cover processing fees. Thank you for supporting independent art-making during a time of dwindling resources when no one seems to be taking about Lyndon B. Johnson. Please check out our perks, too - shoutouts, tickets, your own history lessons, opening toasts, and more. Receive all previous perks as you move up the political ranks!

A 5th grade teacher hires local performer Sunny Zimmerman to give a simple historical presentation as LBJ. The only problem? Sunny’s gone method. They’ve been living and breathing as LBJ and LBJ has decided that this is his one chance to salvage his legacy…with an ambitious theatrical production. As his vision doesn’t go according to plan, the boundaries between actor and role become increasingly blurred.

$25-100 Freshman Congressman - Insta shoutout & Special Thanks in our Program.

$500 Junior Senator - The book that inspired it all! Receive the first volume of The Years of Lyndon Johnson by Robert Caro signed by OUR VERY OWN LBJ himself (Sunny Zimmerman if you're nasty).

$1000 Majority Whip - 2 premium seats to Opening Night, 2 free drinks, and a dedicated toast at our opening celebration.

$4000 Senate Majority Leader - Thanks for sponsoring our design team! You've covered artist stipends for this entire department. An advocate for the people, much like when LBJ created Medicare. Sit in on a rehearsal, and receive a personalized history lesson from LBJ.

$5000 The VP - Join us as an associate producer. Get your name up in lights, join us as we take this play from Paradise Factory to beyond.

$10000 The President - Happy Birthday, Mr. President! Come along as a co-producer for the continued life of this heartfelt, hilarious show. Today, Paradise Factory; tomorrow, the moon!

Writer/Performer: Sunny Zimmerman
Co-Directors: Caitlan Moore & Andrew Barth Feldman

Devised by the cast
Ms. Davis: Katie Davis
Lady Bird/Jackie Kennedy/Momma: Soraya Perry
JFK/RFK/Daddy: Albert Muzquiz

Technical Director: Robin Margolis
Production Stage Manager: Tessa Ramirez-Keough
Scenic Designer: Jonathan Schatzberg
Costume Designer: Hannah Bird
Lighting Designer: Amara Payton McNeil
Sound Designer: Max Van
Assistant Stage Manager: Arin Edelstein
Graphic Designer: June Buck
Illustration Designer: Dora Klein

Presented by Jo Firestone
Producer: Honigman & Sons
Co-Producer: Cory Epstein
Produced in Association with Yoshimi & Sons & Small Boat Productions
Line Producer: Emily Lawrence
Creative Producer: Katie Davis
Associate Producer: Remy Sadler
Developmental Producers: Caitlan Moore, Katie Davis

LBJ: The Play Premieres in NYC!