The Department of Theatre and Performance Studies and the Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy present "What the Constitution Means to Me" starring Mizzou alum Megan Murphy Chambers. This production is part of the James E. Fleming & Linda C. McClain Constitution Day Lecture Event.
The performance on Friday, September 19 at 7:30 p.m. will be followed by a panel with Kinder Institute faculty.
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.
"What the Constitution Means to Me" opened on Broadway at the Helen Hayes Theatre on March 31, 2019. Initially announced for a 12-week engagement, the Broadway production extended twice, shattering box office records, for a total run of 24 weeks. Following Broadway, "What the Constitution Means to Me" played a record-breaking limited engagement run at the Eisenhower Theater at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., as well as two sit-down engagements in Los Angeles and Chicago before halting performances due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The national tour of "What the Constitution Means to Me" resumed in September 2021 and a filmed version of the production debuted on Netflix in 2020.
"What the Constitution Means to Me" was a finalist for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and nominated for Best Play at the 2019 Tony Awards.
General Admission: $23/person, $18/ groups 8+
MU Students: $15 (with valid student ID at box office)
Location: Rhynsburger Theatre
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