What The Constitution Means to Me

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Spring Mainstage Production

What the Constitution Means to Me

by Heidi Schreck
Directed by Kristen van Ginhoven

Featuring two-time Tony Award nominated actor Kate Baldwin

A Co-Production with the Berkshire Theatre Group

at the Berkshire Theatre Group’s
Unicorn Theatre, Stockbridge, MA

May 18-June 4, 2023

Tony Award Nominee, Pulitzer Prize Finalist

A boundary-breaking play that 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 play, Heidi resurrects her teenage self in order to trace the profound relationship between four generations of women and the founding document that shaped their lives. Addressing themes such as domestic abuse, reproductive rights and immigration, WAM Theatre and Berkshire Theatre Group join forces to bring this timely and galvanizing play to Berkshire audiences. It became a sensation off-Broadway before transferring to Broadway where it received two Tony Award nominations and was a finalist for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Drama among countless other accolades.

What the Constitution Means to Me is presented on the Larry Vaber Stage at The Unicorn Theatre, 8 East Street, Stockbridge, Massachusetts.

Run time approx. 100 minutes.

Sliding Scale Ticket Pricing

This production commits to equitable seating with a sliding scale ticket price and. Patrons are encouraged to select the ticket price that best fits their needs. Tickets range from $26-$96.

Audience members are encouraged to choose from one of the suggested price levels.The Standard ticket price reflects true cost of producing this production, the lower ticket price is provided to remove a barrier to entry to patrons who would benefit from a subsidized ticket, and the highest level allows patrons who are able to help us make theater accessible to all.

Performance Dates:
Thursday, May 18 at 7 pm (Preview)
Friday, May 19 at 7 pm (Preview)
Saturday, May 20 at 7 pm (Preview)
Sunday, May 21 at 2 pm (Opening/Press Night)

Thursday, May 25 at 7 pm
Friday, May 26 at 7 pm
Saturday May 27 at 2 pm (Mask Required)
Saturday, May 27 at 7 pm
Sunday, May 28 at 2 pm
Sunday, May 28 at 7 pm

Tuesday, May 30 at 7 pm
Wednesday, May 31 at 6 pm (Sensory Friendly)
Thursday, June 1 at 7 pm
Friday, June 2 at 7 pm
Saturday, June 3 at 2 pm (Mask Required)
Saturday, June 3 at 7 pm
Sunday, June 4 at 2 pm (Closing)

Content Advisory: What the Constitution Means to Me contains mentions of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and discussions of abortion and its stigmatization.

Tickets 

What the Constitution Means to Me

Prices:
Friend: $26
Standard: $56
Supporter: $96

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Reimbursement for Caregiver Costs

Making theatre more accessible for caregivers.

In acknowledgement of the extra burden faced by parent-artists and caregivers, WAM Theatre is proud to offer Caregiver reimbursement stipends.

If you incur caregiver costs (babysitters, after school care, adult caregivers, etc.) in order to attend a WAM live theatre performance or workshop, you can request a reimbursement of up to $75. Use the button below to connect to a google form to apply for reimbursement.

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WAM is grateful to our generous sponsors of this program and our collaborations with the Parent-Artist Advocacy League for the Performing Arts (PAAL), a national resource hub and network for individual parent-artists, caregivers, and institutions.

  • Heidi Schreck

    "The whole point of the play is that I don’t control it. It’s a civic act. We decide as a community how to move forward."

    Heidi SchreckPlaywright
  • Kristen van Ginhoven

    "As an artist, activist and human, I find myself yearning for more collaboration, accountability and engagement. This play answers that call with humor, intelligence and poignancy. I look forward to using my past experience as a speech and debate coach while having the privilege and joy of directing this exciting co-production between WAM and BTG."

    Kristen van GinhovenDirector

Rave reviews for “What the Constitution Means To Me”

  • “Funny, beguiling, and emotionally vivid… part of Constitution’s genius is that it provokes even as it heartens: By inviting a live audience to confront together, the limitations of the liberties the Constitution protects, it asks us to participate in a democratic act of historical self-reckoning.”

    - Alisa Solomon, Nation

  • “A wildfire! Something every citizen must see. Heidi Schreck’s play has tears on its cheeks and the torch of liberty in its fist.”

    - Helen Shaw, Tine Out New York

  • “What the Constitution Means to Me is redefining what political theater can be: Something that is not polemic or didactic, but personal and urgent.”

    - Diep Tran, American Theatre

  • “Brilliantly digressive, insistently personal. What the Constitution Means to Me is both a winsome love letter to and worried critique of one of the nation’s founding documents.”

    Laura Collins-Hughes, New York Times

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