Date and Time
Saturday Sep 21, 2024 Sunday Sep 22, 2024
Saturday, September 21 at 3pm Eastern (2pm Central) and Sunday, September 22, 8pm Eastern (7pm Central)
Location
Dunes Summer Theatre
288 Shady Oak Drive
Michigan City, IN 46360
Fees/Admission
$35 for general admission. $15 for Students, $25 for 4 or more.
Contact Information
Elise Kermani
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Description
Playwright Heidi Schreck’s boundary-breaking play, What the Constitution Means to Me, is a playful and incisive analysis of gender and racial biases inherent to the U.S. Constitution that examines how this living document could evolve to fit modern America. The piece is based on the experiences of fifteen-year-old Heidi Schreck, who put herself through college by giving speeches about the U.S. Constitution. Now, she resurrects her teenage self in order to trace the document's profound impact on women's bodies—starting with her great-great-grandmother, a mail-order bride who died under mysterious circumstances.
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 sold-out runs at the Kennedy Center as well as at the Mark Taper Forum. It was also a Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Drama in 2019. What the Constitution Means to Me was named Best Play of the Year by The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, Time Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, The New Yorker and more; NPR named it one of the “50 Great Pop Culture Moments” of 2019. A filmed version of What the Constitution Means to Me premiered on Amazon Prime Video, and was nominated for a Critics Choice Award, a PGA Award, and a DGA Award.
Bar and concessions open one hour prior to curtain @ (2pm Eastern) 1pm on Saturday and (7pm Eastern) 6pm on Sunday (CST). Seating is general admission and opens 20 minutes prior to curtain. Come early and enjoy a freshly made Mexican meal from Pepe's Food Truck now on site in our parking lot at 288 Shady Oak Drive.
Simply provide the name you use at checkout at the box office for entry, along with either a digital or physical copy of your email receipt.
Please let us know if you need special assistance by calling our box office at 219-879-7509. We have an accessible ramp and double doors for persons with special needs. Please also consider coming early to avoid waiting in line during check in.
If our parking lot is full we have an overflow lawn adjacent to the theatre on Shady Oak. See you soon!