Live Broadway cast production of Heidi Schreck's play presenting multiple facets, historical perspectives and personal experiences with the U.S. Constitution.... (Full plot summary below)
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Live Broadway cast production of Heidi Schreck's play presenting multiple facets, historical perspectives and personal experiences with the U.S. Constitution.
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| RogerEbert.comAllison ShoemakerTo watch it is both painful and vital, like taking a great deep breath with a set of broken ribs. It will hurt. The pain is worth the reward. |
| PolygonKaren HanThe entire 104-minute show is performed in a single “room,” so it comes down to the sheer strength of Schreck’s writing and performance to hold an audience’s attention. Schreck more than pulls it off. |
| The New York TimesElisabeth VincentelliSchreck succeeds in widening her autobiographical play into a paean for basic fairness: The American Constitution, admired as it is, fails to protect all of us from violence and discrimination. |
| Vanity FairSonia SaraiyaWhat the Constitution Means to Me is a bracing (and funny!) slap in the face. |
| Boston GlobeDon AucoinSchreck matches the wit and fire of her writing with a riveting performance that often does not feel like a performance at all, but rather a cri de coeur wrenched up from a deep place where the personal, the historical, and the universal have met and merged. |
| Movie NationRoger MooreSchreck and her show are smart, informative, funny and often touching. |
| VarietyPeter DebrugeDirector Heller does a better job of adapting Schreck’s play than the team behind Disney Plus’ recent “Hamilton” film, in part because the underlying production is so much simpler. |
| User ReviewConairThere isn't much to say about this filmed play that isn't already said in the movie itself. The film suffers from a lack of charm in the transfer from stage to screen. This is to be expected with any filmed stage performance. That pushed aside, What the Constitution Means to Me is an enjoyable, if sometimes misguided experience. |
