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The national tour of WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME, Heidi Schreck’s Tony Award-nominated Pulitzer Prize finalist play, directed by Oliver Butler, will return to Chicago this fall starring Cassie Beck (The Humans, “Shameless”) in the leading role. Playwright Heidi Schreck’s boundary-breaking play breathes new life into our Constitution and imagines how it will shape the next generation of Americans. Fifteen-year-old Heidi earned her college tuition by winning Constitutional debate competitions across the United States. In this hilarious, hopeful, and achingly human new play, she resurrects her teenage self in order to trace the profound relationship between four generations of women and the founding document that shaped their lives. Schreck’s timely and galvanizing play, became a sensation off-Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop in 2018 before transferring to Broadway in 2019 and receiving two Tony Award® nominations among countless other accolades. The New York Times hailed it as “not just the best play on Broadway, but also the most important.”
At times it was difficult to hear the words said in hushed voices. As my hearing is pretty good I felt bad that I missed a few things. It was a truly good and well performed show!
This was a good play, very small cast (3ppl) and great message and topics for thought. The actress was good, however I feel she could have brought just a tad more to the table. The content started great, got a bit overdone in the middle, then ended strong. Overall, worth a watch for something different.
The Constitution has been in the news lately and the personalized view of the author and star brought to life what many of us have been discussing especially women's rights, the right to bear arms, voting rights, etc
We had no idea what to expect. It was really really good
What the Constitution Means To Me was wonderful! Powerful performances, creative staging and personal stories brought it all to life. We loved it!!
The play was exceptionally written and portrayed. It made me appreciate even more my heritage of women suffragettes and the power women & girls fought for in the 1960s and 1970s. I disagree with abolishing the Constitution but let’s continue to fight for equality of all US citizens, including those immigrating here.
