from Robert Picklesimer: (continuing from Chapter 1 Part 3 of History of the 1787 Constitutional Convention as Presented in 1787 the Musical – We Wrote the Constitution) Who didn’t make the cut? Of the 55 delegates who attended the Convention, which delegates were absolutely not needed for our story, and which delegates were still important figures but needed to be cut for expediency? … Then, as we were developing the play, it became clear that we still had too many delegates on the stage, so, reluctantly we gave up….

(more about development of the musical)