What the Constitution Means to Me

By Heidi Schreck

Apr. 7 –22, 2023

The Roy W. and Elizabeth E. Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre

KAREN AZENBERG DIANE L. PARISI

Artistic Director Interim Managing Director

presents

What the Constitution Means to Me

BEN CHERRY L AURA JORDAN

Scenic Design

Costume Design

L ighting Design

JO WINIARSKI PHILLIP R. LOWE BRIAN TOVAR

Sound Design Hair & Makeup Design

Dramaturg

Production Stage Manager

BRYCE S AMANTHA M. ALEXANDRA S ARAH

ROBINETTE WOOTTEN HARBOLD HUDSON

by HEIDI SCHRECK Director

KAREN AZENBERG

Casting by BOB CLINE

CASTING

Original Broadway Production Produced by Diana DiMennia Anron Glick Matt Ross

Madeleine Foster Bersin Myla Lerner/ Jon Bierman

Jenna Segal/ Catherine Markowitz Jana Shea/ Maley-Stolbun-Sussman Rebecca Gold/ Jose Antonio Vargas

Level Forward Cornice Productions Lassen Wyse Balsam Nederlander Productions/ Kate Lear

What the Constitution Means to Me was commissioned by True Love Productions. This production originated as part of Summerworks in June and July 2017, produced by Clubbed Thumb in partnership with True Love Productions. West Coast premiere produced by Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Berkeley, CA, Tony Taccone, Artistic Director/Susan Medak, Managing Director.

What the Constitution Means to Me had its Off-Broadway premiere in New York City at New York Theatre Workshop, Jim Nicola, Artistic Director, Jeremy Blocker, Managing Director, 2018

Additional material by: Danny Wolohan

The theatre operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

TARYN BEDORE SOFIA BRINKERHOFF NAOMI COVA ABIGAIL KNIGHTON

CAST

Debater (at certain performances)

Production Stage Manager

Stage Manager

TARYN BEDORE, SOFIA BRINKERHOFF,

NAOMI COVA, ABIGAIL KNIGHTON

SARAH HUDSON*

EMILY NACRISSA GRIFFITH*

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States

SETTING

An American Legion hall in a small, rural town . The present and 1989

What

(in order of appearance) Assistant Stage Manager

the Constitution Means to Me SHOW STAFF

Timpson

Nicolas Wulfe, Ivy Frampton

Sara Clark, Jack Dingman, Billy Gonzalez Audio Engineers

Electricians

Bryce Robinette, Matt Mitchell Deck Crew

Billy Gonzalez, Korbin Hand Wardrobe Running Crew

Unmatched Academic Results

“Okay . Debaters, you have ninety seconds to prepare Starting now . ”

When playwright Heidi Schreck speaks about the origins of What the Constitution Means to Me, she shares her love of speech and debate; her reverence for the U . S Constitution, mostly taught to her by her parents; and recreating the ritual of the American Legion Oratorical Contest that she competed in as a teenager . The contest, created by the American’s veterans’ organization to encourage high school students to develop a knowledge and appreciation of the Constitution, was formative for her The play, which began as a ten-minute performance piece, is Heidi Schreck’s own crucible of extemporaneous and prepared oration, big questions and parliamentary debate . In interviews, Shreck speaks to the great benefit of the fundamental principles of debate: questioning every assumption and not taking anything for granted . When the side a debater represents on a topic may be decided by a coin toss, debate invites an interconnected exchange of ideas . Each debater is asked to find a point of connection with their position and to back it up with facts as they build, rebut, refute and cross-examine one another’s arguments Heidi Schreck offers that that structured ‘clash’ also allows us to hold space, listen, and imagine other possibilities . So, break out your index cards, writing instruments and pocket Constitutions .

“Will the Proposition please approach? Your time begins now”

- Alexandra Harbold, Dramaturg

LAURA JORDAN* (Heidi) Pioneer debut! Broadway: In My Life, Cry-Baby . Off-Broadway: Silence! The Musical, Perez Hilton Saves the Universe, Bundle of Sticks, Morning’s at Seven, Sam’s Room, Glimpse of the Moon, .22 Caliber Mouth . Edinburgh Fringe Festival - international premiere of Intelligence Regional (selected): If I Forget (Barrington Stage Company, Berkshire Theatre Critics Award nomination), Noises Off! (The Guthrie & Actors’ Theatre of Louisville), Into the Woods (TUTS), Company (Bucks County Playhouse), [title of show] (Theatreworks Palo Alto) . Film: The upcoming Jules with Sir Ben Kingsley, Drunk Parents, Admissions . T V: Monsterland, The Other Two, The Loudest Voice, Happy!, Younger, The Path, A Gifted Man, The Deuce, The Big C, Glee . Writer/creator of the web series OTP: One True Pairing . For my parents, David and Audrey Lewis, The Lunts of Saginaw, MI

BEN CHERRY* (Legionnaire/Mike)

Pioneer Theatre Company: Oslo, The Lifespan of a Fact, ASS. Broadway: Indecent, Fiddler on the Roof. National tour: Mary Poppins. Off-Broadway: Goldstein. Select regional: The Repertory Theatre of St . Louis: Angels in America, Part 1 and 2; The Guthrie, Arena Stage, Baltimore Center Stage, Kansas City Rep, Center Theatre Group: Indecent; Alabama Shakespeare Festival: The Tempest; Flint Repertory Theater: The Fantasticks; Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park: Mothers and Sons; The Arden: Passion; Utah Shakespeare Festival (four seasons); Milwaukee Repertory Theatre: Route 66; Delaware Theatre Company: The Nerd, 10 Months. Television: The Equalizer, The Following, Smash, I Love You...But I Lied Awards: MAC Award, Best Debut . Training: University of Michigan, North Carolina School of the Arts . BenCherry .com

TARYN BEDORE (Debater at certain performances) is thrilled to make their Pioneer Theatre Company debut! They have enjoyed acting from an early age as they were born into a theatrical family . Even their rats made an appearance in a show here at PTC! Two of Taryn’s favorite roles include Footloose (Principal Clark) and James and the Giant Peach (Sponge) . Taryn thanks their family and friends for their love and support .

SOFIA BRINKERHOFF (Debater at certain performances) is thrilled to be making her Pioneer Theatre Company debut! Over the years, she has come to love the arts, including singing, dancing, and of course, theatre So far, her favorite role is Evie in Disney’s Descendants: The Musical at Eisen-

hower Junior High. She would like to thank her family for helping push her out of her comfort zone

NAOMI COVA (Debater at certain performances) is delighted to make her debut as a theatre actress in this wonderful production and she could not ask for a better first group of people to work with! She is forever indebted to her friends, family, and mentors for helping her achieve her dreams with their endless love and support

ABIGAIL KNIGHTON (Debater at certain performances) is overjoyed to be making her Pioneer Theatre Company debut in this incredible production . This is one of her first major performances . Her previous roles include Alexandra in The Night Witches at The Egyptian Theatre and Griz in the radio drama Ursa Major She is grateful to her family and friends who have always supported her in her dreams .

KAREN AZENBERG (Director) This marks Karen

Azenberg’s eleventh season as Artistic Director at PTC . Favorite projects include the world premieres of Alabama Story and “i”; the regional premieres of Sting’s The Last Ship and Les Misérables; and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Newsies, Sweet Charity, and The Play That Goes Wrong. Originally from New York, her work there includes Lyrics and Lyricists (92nd St . Y), Blocks (a collaboration with Jonathan Larson), Prom Queens Unchained, and choreography for Richard Greenberg’s The Dazzle (Roundabout Theatre Company) .

Among her other credits are National Tours of Carousel and Brigadoon, West Side Story (over 15 productions), and productions at Indiana Repertory, Geva Theatre Center, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Goodspeed, and Utah Shakespeare Festival . K aren is a past president of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC) . Her favorite productions are her son Alexander and her daughter Emelia

JO WINIARSKI (Scenic Designer) Jo’s previous designs at PTC were A Distinct Society, Ass, The Lifespan of a Fact, and Ain’t Misbehavin’ . Jo’s Off-Broadway credits include HYPROV, Accidentally Brave, The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey, and Love, Loss, and What I Wore. Regional design credits include Guthrie Theater; Arizona Theatre Company; Utah Shakespeare Festival (over 40 shows); The Old Globe; Berkeley Repertory Theatre; Oregon Shakespeare Festival; Dallas Theater Center; and Geva Theatre Center . Additional credits include Wishes for Disney Cruise Line . Jo was the art director on Late Night with Seth Meyers (episodes 1-844), and received an Emmy nomination for art direction for A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All .

PHILLIP R. LOWE (Costume Designer) is Pioneer Theatre Company’s Resident Costume Designer and Costume Studio Manager . He previously designed PTC’s 2019 production of The Lion in Winter and the world premiere of Ellen Simon’s Ass Prior to this, he was the Costume Director for Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre where some of his most notable designs include Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Oklahoma!, How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, and Seussical!. Over the past two decades, Phil has designed over 25 productions with Plan-B Theatre, including the world premiere of The Laramie Project:Ten Years Later . Phil is an MFA graduate of Utah State University and was the Kennedy Center’s 2002 recipient of the National Barbizon Award for his costume design of The Lion in Winter at The Old Lyric Repertory Company. He continues his work with the Kennedy Center today by serving as a Design, Technology and Management respondent for the American College Theatre Festival, presenting workshops and providing input on the design work of aspiring theatrical designers across the country.

BRIAN TOVAR (Lighting Design) Brian is an award winning and Drama Desk nominated lighting designer who has created original work for major Off-Broadway and regional theaters, everywhere . His body of work spans theater, dance, installations and live events . Brian has developed and collaborated on multiple groundbreaking and award-winning live experiences, earning multiple Clio Awards . Brian is a frequent collaborator with the City of New York and has created and designed multiple art installations in New York City . Past PTC designs include The Messenger and Scapin . @tovarbri, BrianTovarDesign .com

BRYCE ROBINETTE (Sound Designer) is excited to start his first season here at Pioneer Theatre Company . He has toured across the country running theatrical and concert productions such as: the Australian Off-Broadway Company, The Temptations, Pat Benatar, Superband, and many more

SAMANTHA M. WOOTTEN (Hair and Makeup Designer) is excited to continue another season with PTC and the University of Utah as Wig Master . Previous career highlights include Wig Designer for the Utah Opera and Santa Fe Opera, Wig Master for the Washington National Opera, Wig and Makeup Designer for Glimmerglass Opera, Associate Wig Master for Los Angeles Opera, and Wig Master for the Repertory Theatre of St Louis .

ALEXANDRA HARBOLD (Dramaturg) has served as dramaturg on PTC’s Mary Stuart, The Lifespan of a Fact, Sweat, Oslo, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Sting’s The Last Ship, I Hate Hamlet, An Inspector Calls, and Of Mice and Men. Recent projects

include co-creating To See Beyond Our Time with Daniel Charon (Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company) . Harbold is Co-founder and Co-artistic director of Flying Bobcat and Assistant Professor with the University of Utah’s Department of Theatre . AlexandraHarbold com

HEIDI SCHRECK (Playwright) is a writer and performer living in Brooklyn . Her critically acclaimed, award-winning play 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 soldout runs at the Kennedy Center in Washington D .C ., as well as at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, and will continue its national tour when safe to do so A filmed version of What the Constitution Means to Me, starring Schreck, premiered this past October exclusively on Amazon Prime Video, and was nominated for a Critics Choice Award, a PGA Award, and a DGA Award . What the Constitution Means to Me was named Best 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 . Schreck’s other plays Grand Concourse, Creature and There Are No More Big Secrets have been produced all over the country and she has worked as a stage actor in NYC for almost 20 years . Her screenwriting credits include I Love Dick, Billions, Nurse Jackie and shows in development with Amazon Studios, Big Beach, Imagine Television and A24 As both an actor and writer she is the recipient of three Obie Awards, a Drama Desk Award, and a Theatre World Award, as well as the Horton Foote Playwriting Award and the Hull-Warriner Award from the Dramatists Guild . She was named one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business in 2019 and was featured on Variety’s 2019 Broadway Impact List Schreck was awarded Smithsonian magazine’s 2019 American Ingenuity Award for her work in the Performing Arts .

SARAH HUDSON* (Production Stage Manager) hails from Austin, TX and is pleased to be returning to Pioneer Theatre Company for a second season Previous engagements with PTC include Something Rotten!; Hello, Dolly!; and the 2022 Play-by-Play series Favorite past credits include: Gold Mountain with Utah Shakespeare Festival and work with The Long Center for the Performing Arts, Summer Stock Austin, ZACH Theatre, Texas Performing Arts, and Zilker Theatre Productions . Proud Equity member .

EMILY NACRISSA GRIFFITH* (Stage Manager) This is Emily’s seventh season with Pioneer Theatre Company She graduated from UVU with multiple awards for her work, including the Kennedy Center’s Meritorious Achievement Award . She has also managed Sundance’s Summer Theatre for the past two seasons .

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BOB CLINE (Casting) is the founder of Bob Cline Casting in New York . He has cast film, TV, commercials, over 75 national tours, and numerous regional theaters across the country and has been associated with the casting for PTC for many years Cline is currently a proud faculty member in Pace University’s theatre program, in charge of the senior BFA musical theatre majors . He is the Associate Director of Broadway Artists Alliance, enjoys working with The Open Jar Institute, and often teaches through The Growing Studio and The Actor’s Loft .

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*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States

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BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY STAFF

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR ............KAREN AZENBERG

ARTISTIC

Associate Artistic Director/ Director of Outreach

Resident Fight Choreographer

Resident Scenic Designer

Resident Sound Designer

. Eric Jackson

Christopher DuVal

. George Maxwell

Bryce Robinette

Resident Hair & Makeup Designer . . Samantha M . Wootten

PRODUCTION

Production Manager

Stage Manager

Stage Manager

Technical Director

Charge Artist

Scenic Artist

Stage Technicians

Painters

Reed Rossbach

Emily Nacrissa Griffith

Sarah Hudson

John Mack

Mark Jensen

Amanda McMall

Michael Davies, Cara DelloRusso, Clifford Merritt

Cara DelloRusso, Trish Whitekettle

Props Master ................... Laura A. Walters

Props Artisan

. Christa Kinch

Master Electrician .................Nicolas Wulfe

Assistant Master Electrician

Technical Advisor

. Ivy Frampton

. . . Lee Hollaar

Costume Shop Manager ........... Phillip R. Lowe

First Hand

. K .L . Alberts

Costume Shop Manager . . . .Wendy Schow-Massine

Cutter/Drapers . . .

. . . . . . . . . . Lauren Haskins, Wendy Schow-Massine, Margo Seamons

Millinery/Crafts Artisan . . . . . . . . . . Wilson Leibering

Stitchers . . . . . . Madeline Clark, Brandee Jenks-Kluthe, Sophia Koester, Summer Van Moorlehem

Wardrobe Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maxwell Paris

Costume Rental Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Do’nel Ault

PTC/University of Utah Interns . . . . . . . Serena Haravon

Collins, Michael Hartman, Ella Murphy, Brynoch Rammell, Hannah Staudinger

INTERIM MANAGING DIRECTOR ....

DIANE L. PARISI

DEVELOPMENT

Director of Development ............ Geoff Doiron

Annual Giving Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . Céline David

Development Assistant . . . . . . . . . Caroline Esparza

MANAGEMENT

Company & Operations Manager..... Lisa Edwards

Assistant Business Manager . . . . . . . . Cathy Arnold

MARKETING

Director of Marketing and Comm. ..... Joshua Black

Photo/Video Content . . . . . . . . . . . BW Productions

Season Artwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Modern8

PATRON SERVICES

Director of Patron Services ...........Heidi Bruce

House Manager/Asst . Patron Services . . . Nikki Baum

Coordinator, Patron Services . . . Jenifer Christensen

Front of House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cormac Bywater Susannah Castleton, Samanta Cuallo, Sophia Dodge, Caroline Esparza, Amona Faatau, Jade Goring, Yasmine Jensen, Elijah McCann, Elizabeth Nelson, Sasha Pinegar, Priscilla Santos, Caprice Schulte, Ian Shannon, Sophia White

The theatre operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

Dan Miller, President; Cynthia Bell Snow, Office Administrator; Jackie Medina, Art Director; Ken Magleby, Graphic Design; Patrick Witmer, Web Developer; Paula Bell, Dan Miller, Paul Nicholas Advertising Representatives

MILLS PUBLISHING STAFF

FOR YOUR INFORMATION

Emergency Exits are indicated to your right and left in the theatre . Please identify the exit closest to your seat location in case an emergency occurs

Videotaping, photographing, or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited This includes photos taken by phone .

SMART WATCHES, CELL PHONES, AND CAMERAS ARE DISRUPTIVE; even when set on silent or vibrate, they may disrupt wireless sound equipment Please leave your electronics in the car, or turn them off entirely while in the theatre .

TEXTING is disturbing to the actors and your fellow audience members Do not text during the performance .

If you might need to be reached during a performance, leave your exact seat location with the box office . The number for emergency calls is 801-581-6963

We have a hearing assistance system that allows our hardof-hearing patrons to sit in any seat in the house Collateral required; inquire at coat check .

We welcome all persons Those with special requirements should request assistance in advance

R efreshments are not permitted in the auditorium, but are available in the main floor lobby pre-show, and during intermission . Bottled water and approved PTC drink

containers are allowed in the theatre .

University of Utah is a non-smoking campus, both inside and outside all buildings .

Evening performances are at 7:00 p .m Monday through Thursday, 7:30 p .m . Friday and Saturday; Saturday matinees at 2:00 p .m . Please avoid arriving after curtain time . To avoid disturbing other patrons, latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the House Manager This policy has been instituted at the request of many of our patrons .

Season ticket holders may exchange their tickets for another performance of the same play by notifying the box office at least 48 hours prior to the performance date . Tickets are non-refundable .

You may donate your tickets, helping yourself and Pioneer Theatre Company If you are unable to attend a production, make a tax-deductible gift of your tickets to the Theatre so that we may re-sell them . Call the box office at least 48 hours prior to the performance date

The Patron Services staff will serve you from 10:00 a m until 6:00 p .m , Monday through Friday During the run of a show, the box office is open extended hours Monday through Saturday

No children under age 5 are admitted to performances

proudly support the Pioneer Theatre and its efforts to explore the breadth of the human experience—challenging the intellect, stirring emotions, igniting imaginations, and encouraging conversation.

27, 2023

May 12 –27, 2023

Musical Production

Musical Production

The newest Broadway megahit in its Utah Premiere!

Musical Production

The newest Broadway megahit in its Utah Premiere!

Book & Lyrics by Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin

“A smart, big-hearted musical! I seldom stopped laughing.”

—New York Magazine

“A smart, big-hearted musical! I seldom stopped laughing.”

“A smart, big-hearted musical! I seldom stopped laughing.”

“Makes you believe in musical comedy again!”

—New York Magazine

—New York Magazine

—The New York Times

“Makes you believe in musical comedy again!”

“Makes you believe in musical comedy again!”

—The New York Times

“So full of happiness that you think your heart is about to burst.”

—The New York Times

—Variety

“So full of happiness that you think your heart is about to burst.”

—Variety

“So full of happiness that you think your heart is about to burst.”

—Variety

The newest Broadway megahit in its Utah Premiere!

Book & Lyrics by Bob Martin

Book & Lyrics by Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin

Music by Matthew Sklar

Book & Lyrics by Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin

Book & Lyrics by Bob Martin

Based on an original concept by Jack Viertel

Music by Matthew Sklar

Book & Lyrics by Bob Martin

Based on an original concept by Jack Viertel

Music by Matthew Sklar

Based on an original concept by Jack Viertel

From the creators who charmed us with Elf the Musical, comes this 7-time Tony Award-nominated musical. Four eccentric Broadway stars are in desperate need of a new stage, so when they hear that trouble is brewing around a small-town prom, they know that it’s time to put a spotlight on the issue...and themselves. The town’s parents want to keep the high school dance on the straight and narrow—but when one student just wants to bring her girlfriend to prom, the entire town has a date with destiny. Winner of the Drama Desk Award for Best Musical, The Prom expertly captures all the humor and heart of a classic musical comedy with a message that resonates with audiences now more than ever.

From the creators who charmed us with Elf the Musical, comes this 7-time Tony Award-nominated musical. Four eccentric Broadway stars are in desperate need of a new stage, so when they hear that trouble is brewing around a small-town prom, they know that it’s time to put a spotlight on the issue...and themselves. The town’s parents want to keep the high school dance on the straight and narrow—but when one student just wants to bring her girlfriend to prom, the entire town has a date with destiny. Winner of the Drama Desk Award for Best Musical, The Prom expertly captures all the humor and heart of a classic musical comedy with a message that resonates with audiences now more than ever.

From the creators who charmed us with Elf the Musical, comes this 7-time Tony Award-nominated musical. Four eccentric Broadway stars are in desperate need of a new stage, so when they hear that trouble is brewing around a small-town prom, they know that it’s time to put a spotlight on the issue...and themselves. The town’s parents want to keep the high school dance on the straight and narrow—but when one student just wants to bring her girlfriend to prom, the entire town has a date with destiny. Winner of the Drama Desk Award for Best Musical, The Prom expertly captures all the humor and heart of a classic musical comedy with a message that resonates with audiences now more than ever.

Contains strong language.

Contains strong language.

Contains strong language.