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What the Constitution Means to Me | Depot Theatre | Final Performance

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Final Performance of “What the Constitution Means to Me” on July 16

Pulitzer-prize nominated play matinee at Westport’s Depot Theatre

On Sunday, July 16, enjoy a 3 pm matinee (and the final) performance of “What the Constitution Means to Me” at the Depot Theatre in Westport, NY. This upbeat and quick-witted play focuses on a middle-aged woman, Heidi, who recounts her memories as a speech and debate champion, traveling the country as a precocious and inimitable fifteen-year-old.

Interior of the intimate setting of the Depot Theatre in Westport, NY.

Theatre Interior. Photo courtesy The Depot Theatre.

Veteran actress Kayla Ryan Walsh plays Heidi as she relives those debate competitions in a community American Legionnaire’s hall. As Heidi, Walsh takes the audience on a fascinating and gut-wrenching journey, exploring our nation’s birthright literature, the Constitution, and its impact on her, her family, and American women.

Each performance ends with a unique, live debate against a student on the subject of the U.S. Constitution.

Tickets may be purchased online now.

Originally premiering in New York City in 2017, “What the Constitution Means to Me” made it to Broadway in 2019, where it received outstanding recognition, including:

  • Winning an Obie (the American Theatre Wing’s awards for Off-Broadway productions) and an N.Y. Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best New American Play

  • A Tony nomination for best new play

  • Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Play

  • Finalist for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Drama

This is the play’s final performance. Check the Depot Theatre website for the latest details, schedule and information on purchasing tickets.

Exterior of the historic Depot Theatre in Westport, NY, housed in an old train depot.

Photo courtesy Westport Theatre

The content and issues “What the Constitution Means to Me” examines are very timely. They are also PG-13 (the narrative discusses adult topics like domestic abuse and sexual assault), so best to leave the Lil’ ADKers at home.
Mountain Lake PBS  is the production sponsor.

“What the Constitution Means to Me” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.

 
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