Editor’s Note: Before the Fall
Our season preview and most-produced plays lists show a theatre scene still feeling the effects of contraction but continuing to show up for the work against steep odds.
Our season preview and most-produced plays lists show a theatre scene still feeling the effects of contraction but continuing to show up for the work against steep odds.
Heidi Schreck’s ‘What the Constitution Means to Me’ tops the list for the second year in a row (*11 due ties).
On this episode, Rob and Gabriela celebrate this season’s most-produced plays and playwrights with surprise guests Heidi Schreck and Selina Fillinger.
Dramas and comedies with a political edge top this year’s list (*actually 12 due to ties).
A play may not convince anyone but it can share information, hold a space for grief and complexity, de-stigmatize abortion, and rally troops demoralized by the fall of Roe.
A filmed performance Heidi Schreck’s Broadway play will premiere on Amazon Prime on Oct. 16.
Women and people of color, along with artistic originality, should not be considered commercial risks.
The initiative will allow 500 students to see ‘What the Constitution Means to Me’ on Broadway.
The Dramatists Guild of America has selected Schreck’s ‘What the Constitution Means to Me’ for the prize.
Jez Butterworth, Robert Horn, David Yazbek, and Heidi Schreck will be awarded at a private reception later this month.