What the Constitution Means to Me
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 to trace the profound relationship between four generations of
women and the founding document that shaped their lives.
Betsy Kruse Craig, Invisible Theatre’s Managing Artistic Director, is
featured as Heidi. The cast also includes David Alexander Johnston and
Sawyer Gremel.
Schreck’s timely and galvanizing play became a sensation off-Broadway
before transferring to Broadway where it received two Tony
Award nominations among countless other accolades. The New York
Times hailed WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME as “not just
the best play to open on Broadway so far this season, but also the most
important.”
“Endearingly funny and deeply affecting. It would be hard to identify a
work for the theater with its finger more on the pulse of America right
now.” – Peter Marks, The Washington Post
www.invisibletheatre.com for online tickets.
CAST
Betsy Kruse Craig
Sawyer Gremel
David Alexander Johnston
PERFORMANCE DATES
Sunday, January 19th, 2025, 2:00pm (discount preview)
Tuesday, January 21st, 2025, 7:30pm (discount preview)
Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025, 7:30pm (Opening)
Thursday, January 23rd, 2025, 7:30pm
Friday, January 24th, 2025, 7:30pm
Saturday, January 25th, 2025, 2:00pm
Sunday, January 26th, 2025, 2:00pm
Wednesday, January 29th, 2025, 7:30pm
Thursday, January 30th, 2025, 7:30pm
Friday, January 31st, 2025, 7:30pm
Saturday, February 1st, 2025, 2:00pm
Saturday, February 1st, 2025, 7:30pm
Sunday, February 2nd, 2025, 2:00pm
PRODUCTION STAFF
DIRECTOR: Carrie Cole
PRODUCER: Betsy Kruse Craig
TECHNICAL DIRECTION: James Blair
COSTUME DESIGNER: Maryann Trombino
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER: Linda Pierce
WHERE:
The Invisible Theatre 1400 N. First Avenue (at Drachman), Tucson, AZ 85719
RUNNING TIME:
90 minutes with no intermission
AGE RECOMMENDATION: High School PG
ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT
Heidi Schreck is a writer and performer living in Brooklyn. Her critically
acclaimed play WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME played an
extended, sold-out run on Broadway in 2019, and was nominated for two
Tony Awards. It had subsequent runs at the Kennedy Center in
Washington D.C., the Mark Taper Forum, The Guthrie, Seattle Repertory
Theatre, and at theaters all over the country. A filmed version of the play
premiered on Amazon Prime Video, and was nominated for a Critics
Choice Award, a PGA Award and DGA Award. WHAT THE
CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME was named Best of the Year by the
New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune,
TimeMagazine, The Hollywood Reporter, The New Yorker and more.
Schreck’s other plays Grand Concourse, Creature, and There Are No
More Big Secretshave also been produced in NYC and throughout the
United States. Screenwriting credits include “I Love Dick,” “Billions,”
“Nurse Jackie,” “Dispatches from Elsewhere.” She is the recipient of
three Obie Awards, a Drama Desk Award, and a Theatre World Award;
as well as the Horton Foote Playwriting Award and the Hull-Warriner
Award from the Dramatists Guild. She has also worked as a teacher and
journalist in St Petersburg, Russia and has done live simultaneous
translations of plays by Chekhov, Gorky, and Ostrovksy. Schreck was
awarded Smithsonian Magazine’s 2019 American Ingenuity Award, for
her work in the Performing Arts.
THE INVISIBLE THEATRE:
The Invisible Theatre (IT) of Tucson, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, is
dedicated to producing quality theatre and arts education experiences for
all facets of the community, in an intimate setting that showcases local
professional talent and guest artists. Started in 1971 as an arena for local
playwrights, the theatre has expanded its programs to include adaptations
of classics and recent Off- Broadway plays and musicals, while continuing
to encourage new playwrights through both full productions and stage
readings. Our award-winning arts education program for special needs
children focuses on ability rather than dwelling on disability. Our
commitment to artistic excellence, diversity, equity, inclusion, and quality
has made the Invisible Theatre a very visible force in the local, national,
and international arts scene.
Tickets are also available 24/7 through AudienceView at
www.invisibletheatre.com.
Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express are accepted.
Event Links
Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/2823842-0
