John Monsky—the creator, writer, and narrator of the American History Unbound series—is a lawyer and historian who lectures at the New-York Historical Society and Carnegie Hall. He appears at the Kennedy Center Opera House, following sold-out lectures of The Vietnam War:  At Home and Abroad (2018), We Chose to Go to the Moon (2019), and The Eyes of the World (2021), at Carnegie Hall’s Isaac Stern Auditorium/Ronald O. Perelman Stage and Zankel Hall.

Monsky’s reverence for historical ephemera is at the core of his productions, with his meticulous research of flags and other tangible objects driving his narratives that explore landmark events in our history.

In 2019, Monsky was honored by the New-York Historical Society, where he has developed and workshopped many of his lectures and serves as co-vice chair. He recently appeared on CNN and wrote an op-ed piece for The New York Times, providing historical perspective on current events. The flag collection, which Monsky began as a child with a kerchief carried by President Theodore Roosevelt, has been reported on in both The New Yorker and Art & Antiques Magazine.

Monsky graduated from Yale College as a history major, where he was awarded the White Prize in History and the Deforest Oratory Prize. After attending Harvard Law School and working as a law clerk, he served as an attorney for the US Senate Congressional Committee that was investigating the Iran-Contra affair.

Krystolyn Lloyd (she/her) Grammy and Emmy Award Winning Actress. Acting credits include Broadway: Dear Evan Hansen. Off-Broadway: Little Women (Primary Stages), Blue Ridge (Atlantic), Paradise Blue (The Signature Theatre), Hamlet (The Public Theatre), Invisible Thread (Second Stage Theatre), Heathers: The Musical (New World Stages), Cabin In The Sky (Encores City Center). Selected Regional: Paradise Blue (Williamstown), Witness Uganda (A.R.T.), Hairspray, Rent (Hollywood Bowl). TV includes: “Random Acts of Flyness” (HBO), “Elementary”, “Madam Secretary” (CBS), “ER” (NBC), “Lie to Me” (FOX), and” Kevin Can Wait” (CBS). Directing credits include: Dainty (BOLD Festival, The Garden), Nick and The Prizefighter (Modern Works Festival), A Patriots Place (B-Street Theatre, BOLD Festival). @kristolynlloyd Instagram and Twitter.

Adam Jacobs is best-known for originating the title role in Disney’s Aladdin on Broadway, for which he received Drama Desk and Grammy nominations. Other Broadway credits include Simba in The Lion King, and Marius in Les Misérables. Favorite regional credits include the US premiere of Zorro at Alliance Theatre, Once On This Island at Paper Mill Playhouse, and Something Rotten! at the Marriott Theatre in Illinois. His television credits include Soundtrack, Chicago Med, The Bachelorette, Good Morning America, and the 68th Annual Tony Awards. Jacobs is a graduate of New York University. His debut solo album, Right Where I Belong, is available on iTunes and Spotify. @AdamJacobsNYC

A celebrated actress/vocalist, Kate Rockwell has been performing in American History Unbound productions and lectures for nearly a decade, including, We Chose to Go to the Moon, Vietnam: At Home and Abroad, and The Eyes of the World: From D-Day to VE Day. She recently concluded her acclaimed two-year run in the Broadway musical, Mean Girls, where she originated the role of Karen Smith, for which she earned Helen Hayes and Drama Desk Award nominations. Kate’s previous Broadway credits include originating the role of Skylar in the musical Bring it On, Sherrie in Rock of Ages, Margot in Legally Blonde, and Hair. Among her favorite regional credits are Maria von Trapp in The Sound of Music at the Muny, Mabel Normand in the world premiere of Hollywood at La Jolla Playhouse, and Carrie Pipperidge in Carousel at Arena Stage (for which she received a Helen Hayes nomination). Her TV/film credits include: Blue Bloods, Almost Family, High Maintenance, Deadbeat, and Sex and the City: The Movie. She will also be seen in the upcoming Amazon streaming series Harlem as Anna. Born in Connecticut and raised in Cincinnati, OH, Kate is a graduate of Baldwin Wallace University.

Daniel Yearwood can currently be seen starring in the Broadway production of Hamilton. Prior to that, Yearwood was seen in the Tony nominated play, INK at Manhattan Theatre Club right after returning from a run in the Jerry Mitchell directed musical, My Very First British Invasion, at Papermill Playhouse. Select theater credits include: Broadway's Once on this Island, Encores City Center production of Grand Hotel, and the high profile reading of Tarell Alvin Mccraney's Choir Boy directed by Trip Cullman