As part of our ongoing Film Independent Goes to Washington series in partnership with GATHER by Events DC, you are invited to join us for a live Q&A with What the Constitution Means to Me writer/producer/actor Heidi Schreck, special director Marielle Heller, and actors Rosdely Ciprian and Thursday Williams. Moderated by Peter Marks of The Washington Post.

Fifteen-year-old Heidi Schreck earned her college tuition by winning Constitutional debate competitions across the United States. In this hilarious, hopeful and achingly human show, 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. What the Constitution Means to Me was named a Pulitzer Prize finalist and won the Obie Award and New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best American Play. Schreck also received two Tony Award nominations for What the Constitution Means to Me for Best Play and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play, and received the 2019 Benjamin Hadley Danks Award from the Academy of Arts and Letters. Directed for the stage by Obie Award winner Oliver Butler, What the Constitution Means to Me also features Mike Iveson, Rosdely Ciprian and Thursday Williams.

What the Constitution Means to Me is available on Amazon Prime Video on October 16.

 
2020, 90 minutes, color | Written by Heidi Schreck | Directed for the Stage by Oliver Butler | Special Directed by Marielle Heller | Starring Heidi Schreck, Mike Iveson, Rosdely Ciprian and Thursday Williams | Original Broadway Production and Special Produced by Diana DiMenna, Aaron Glick and Matt Ross | Special Produced by Big Beach and Defiant By Nature | Executive Produced by Heidi Schreck, Marielle Heller, Robin Schwartz, Kyle Laursen, Peter Saraf and Marc Turtletaub

Event details and guest participation are subject to change or cancellation without prior notice.