Necessary Angel kicks off its 2024/25 season exploring the U.S. Constitution with Heidi Schreck’s What the Constitution Means to Me with a brilliant cast and creative team for 12 performances only from October 31 to November 9. Soulpepper and Nightwood in association with Necessary Angel and Talk is Free Theatre bring this Tony-nominated play to Toronto Audiences for its Canadian Premiere right before the U.S. election.

“The Constitution can be thought of as a boiling pot in which we are thrown together in sizzling and steamy conflict to find out what it is we truly believe.”

“We are thrilled to help bring Heidi Schreck’s prescient, hopeful, and timely play to Canadian audiences with our friends and colleagues at Soulpepper, Nightwood and Talk Is Free theatres,

We look forward to being back at Soulpepper.” -Alan Dilworth, Necessary Angel Artistic Director

What the Constitution Means to Me took Broadway by storm when it premiered in 2019, and was a Tony nominee for Best Play and a Pulitzer Prize finalist. Now, five years later and timed to overlap with the US election, playwright Heidi Schreck re-imagines the play specifically for Canadian audiences in this exclusive and limited run.

Featuring a tour-de-force performance by Amy Rutherford as Heidi Schreck, What the Constitution Means to Me allows audiences to explore the dynamic relationship between individuals and the foundational principles of their country, sparking conversations around citizenship, rights, and democracy.

Schreck is a wonder who earned her American college tuition by winning constitutional debate competitions across the United States. In her invigorating and hilarious play, she traces the profound relationship between four generations of women in her family and the founding document that shaped all of their lives.

What the Constitution Means to Me

by Heidi Schreck

Directed by Weyni Mengesha

Starring Amy Rutherford

A Soulpepper and Nightwood Theatre Co-Production in association with Necessary Angel and Talk Is Free Theatre

Canadian Premiere

October 31 - November 9, 2024

Michael Young Theatre

50 Tank House Lane

Toronto, Ontario

M5A 3C4

Single tickets on sale now at tickets.youngcentre.ca

Photo: Amy Rutherford as Heidi Schreck. © 2024 Dahlia Katz.