Commissioned by the Kennedy Center and the White House Historical Association, Chasing George Washington was created with the help of Young Playwrights Theatre. In 2007, YPT brought a group of 5th and 6th graders to tour the White House and then write about the experience. From those student’s reflections, Karen Zacarias shaped the script that would become Chasing George Washington. The show premiered in the spring of 2008, and was honored with an invitation to perform in the East Room of the White House for the First Lady and invited guests, and was nominated for a Helen Hayes Award for Best New Play. From October 2009 through March of 2010, it will be performed across the country as part of the Kennedy Center’s Theatre for Young Audiences on Tour.

The phrase "if these walls could talk" is often heard. In the case of "Chasing George Washington," they do — and they have a compelling story to tell. – The Washington Post