What the Constitution Means to Me by Heidi Schreck

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.

Directed by Kaeli Meno, we're staging it where the play itself begins: inside a working American Legion hall. A different actor takes the title role each night, so no two performances are quite the same.

HEIDI PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:

Anne Trodden: Thu 10/1, Weds 10/7, Wed 10/14, Fri 10/23
Samantha Garcia: Sat 10/3, Sun 10/11, Sun 10/18, Thurs 10/22
Amanda Roeder: Fri 10/2, Thu 10/8, Fri 10/16, Sun 10/25
Salome Mergia:  Sun 10/4, Fri 10/9, Sat 10/24

At ALL performances:

Mike/Legionnaire: Michael Lomenick
Debater: Maddie Rose Curtain

We're proud to present this production alongside our community partners:

League of Women Voters of Chicago
The Network: Advocating Against Domestic Violence
Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights

A portion of all ticket sales will go to our community partners, who fight these fights every day. We thank them for their advocacy throughout the city of Chicago.

A note for audiences: the play includes discussion of domestic violence, sexual assault of a minor, and abortion. It runs about 90 minutes with no intermission and is recommended for ages 12 and up.

WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
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