What The Constitution Means To Me
Schreck is deeply connected to this material and her delivery makes you feel as if she is telling this story to you for the very first time.
It presents the US constitution as profoundly flawed, but capable of improvement. The promise of a more just, more equal union has not been foreclosed. But a more perfect solo show? Broadway won't see one for years.
The Guardian
It presents the US constitution as profoundly flawed, but capable of improvement. The promise of a more just, more equal union has not been foreclosed. But a more perfect solo show? Broadway won't see one for years.
The Guardian
What The Constitution Means To Me
Schreck is deeply connected to this material and her delivery makes you feel as if she is telling this story to you for the very first time.
Why see What The Constitution Means To Me?
New Production
Heidi Schreck's critically acclaimed drama opens George Street Playhouse's 50th season with this all-new production. Wowing critics and audiences alike for its discussion on the USA's most important document, What The Constitution Means To Me was nominated for two Tony Awards, two Drama Desk awards, and two Drama League Awards in 2019.
Weaving together political and personal histories to show how women's rights have shifted throughout four generations What The Constitution Means To Me transferred to Broadway in March of 2019, where it was named the play of the year by both the New Yorker and the New York Magazine.
What is the story?
Having paid for college tuition by winning constitutional debates as a teenager, Obie-winner Heidi Schreck knows a thing or two about America's founding document. Here she brings her teenage self to the stage, alongside other women from her family tree, creating a lively and funny conversation about rights granted and rights withheld.
Key Information
Dates
Sep 24 - Oct 13
Awards
DRAMA DESK AWARDS, 2019 - NOMINATIONS
Outstanding Play
Outstanding Actress in a Play - Heidi Schreck
2019 DRAMA LEAGUE AWARDS - NOMINATIONS
Distinguished Performance Award - Heidi Schreck
Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play
2019 TONY AWARDS - NOMINATIONS
Best Play
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play - Heidi Schreck
Reviews
Our review
Innovative Touching Hopeful
Playwright Heidi Schreck is making history with her autobiographical play, garnering an Obie Award for Best New American Play and New York Drama Critics' Circle for Best American Play in the process!
Nicola Quinn
Customer reviews
Gloria
Very good
Saw in preview on opening night. Very good... Maybe some nervous jitters. Raises very interesting points from a feminist perspective. A solid evening... more a soliloqy than a "show". ... Read more
Rosalie Spingola
I had an opportunity to really learn What the Constitution Means to Me. It was truly a learning experience.
It was written for a different time. Today’s United States is not what yesterday’s United States was. I believe young and old will benefit from seeing this play. I am 81 years old. I will read the Constitution and I will then be able to understand and intelligently comment on what I think should be revised, deleted and possibly added. The United States in 2024 is nothing like the United States in 1787. It’s time for change. ... Read more
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