What the Constitution Means to Me
July 12 - July 30 | at Walker Farm
A love letter to our constitution
Heidi Schreck
Written by
Raz Golden
Directed by
Starring
Susan Haefner
Recommended for Ages 14+
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July 12 - 7:30pm (Preview)
July 13 - 7:30pm (Preview)
July 14 - 7:30pm
July 15 - 2:00pm and 7:30pm
July 16 - 3:00pm
July 18 - 7:30pm
July 19 - 2:00pm and 7:30pm
July 20 - 2:00pm
July 21 - 7:30pm
July 22 - 2:00pm and 7:30pm
July 23 - 3:00pm
July 25 - 7:30pm
July 26 - 2:00pm and 7:30pm
July 27 - 7:30pm
July 28 - 7:30pm
July 29 - 2:00pm and 7:30pm
July 30 - 3:00pm
Fifteen-year-old Heidi earned her college tuition by winning Constitutional debate competitions held across the United States. In this hilarious, hopeful, and achingly human play, author Heidi Schreck resurrects her teenage self to trace the profound relationship between four generations of women and the founding document that shaped their lives. This powerful play is a love letter to our constitution, giving it new life and imagining how it will shape the next generation of Americans.
A Tony-Award nominee and Pulitzer Prize finalist, What the Constitution Means to Me was called “the best and most important new play of the year” by the New York Times and “endearingly funny and deeply affecting” by the Washington Post. It’s a must-see show for anyone who is interested in politics, history, or simply wants to be challenged and engaged by thought-provoking and timely storytelling.
ARTISTIC & CREATIVE TEAM
Raz Golden - Director
Christopher and Justin Swader - Set Designers
Dan Wang - Costume Designer
Krista Smith - Lighting Designer
Sound Designer - Christopher Darbassie
Kelsy Durkin - Production Stage Manager
Michael Cassara, CSA - Casting
CAST
*Susan Haefner - Heidi
*Lucas Dixon - Legionnaire
Kaitlynn Cherry - Debator
*Member Actors’ Equity Association
Meet the Cast
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Susan Haefner is super grateful to be part of the Weston Theater Company community, where she has performed, directed and served as an arts administrator/educator since 1991. She has acted in over 25 productions, directed two, and performed in countless Act IV Cabarets. Broadway credits: State Fair, Thoroughly Modern Millie and 42nd Street. Tours: Billy Elliot and Damn Yankees with Jerry Lewis. MFA: FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training. www.susanhaefner.com
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Lucas is thrilled to be making his Weston debut. Television: The Tick, Blindspot, Z: The Beginning of Everything, Masters of Sex, Elementary, Mystery of Matter Film: Nobody Wants to Shoot a Woman (upcoming), The Report, A Picture of You Regional: Show on the Roof, Boise Contemporary Theater; Assassins, Yale Rep; Three Sisters, Elijah, Love's Labours Lost, Chautauqua Theater Company; Western Country, House of Home, Williamstown Theater Festival; Twelfth Night, Coriolanus, King Lear, Utah Shakespeare Festival. BFA Otterbein University. MFA and Herschel Williams prizewinner, Yale School of Drama. Lifetime member, Actors Studio. Love to Joey and Brenley.
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Kaitlynn Cherry is a recent graduate of Burr and Burton Academy in Manchester, Vermont. She has appeared in several productions at BBA such as A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The One Act Play that Goes Wrong, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, A Wrinkle in Time and other showcases. Kaitlynn will be attending Boston University in the fall, majoring in International Relations. She is extremely thankful for the opportunity to work with such an amazing cast and crew. She is delighted to make her Weston debut!
June 22 - July 9
June 28 - July 16
August 3 - 20
Oct 4 - Oct 22