Broadway star to speak at Kingsbury Hall on Mar. 13, 2023 at 7P
As part of the David P. Gardner Lecture in the Humanities and Fine Arts, the University of Utah College of Fine Arts is bringing acclaimed writer and performer Heidi Schreck to campus to give a lecture at Kingsbury Hall on Mar. 13, 2023 at 7 p.m. Admission is free, but tickets are required.
Schreck will perform a reading of her Tony Award-nominated and Pulitzer Prize finalist play “What the Constitution Means to Me,” (which can be seen in its entirety on Amazon Prime and at Pioneer Theatre Company 4/7—4/22).
She will also entertain audience questions about the impact and development of the show in a conversation with Department of Theatre Assistant Professor, Alexandra Harbold, who is also the dramaturg for Pioneer Theatre’s upcoming production of Scheck’s play.
“What the Constitution Means to Me” is an exploration of women’s rights, immigration, domestic abuse, and U.S. History, from the points of view of Schreck’s modern and 15-year-old selves, and is acclaimed as “an achingly human, hopeful new play.”
Read more about Heidi Schreck and her play:
- The New Yorker: Heidi Schreck Takes the Constitution to Broadway
- Variety: ‘What the Constitution Means to Me’ Review: Heidi Schreck Gives Audiences Even More Reasons to Vote
- Los Angeles Times: Heidi Schreck returns to her searing play on the Constitution. It’s never been timelier
- The Salt Lake Tribune: Marina Gomberg: How Broadway’s Heidi Schreck finds hope in exploring our flawed Constitution and her dark moments
Established in 1983, the David P. Gardner Graduate Lecture is a free, annual event open to the public that brings distinguished scholars and artists to campus to enhance the educational experience of our students, catalyze conversation on our campus and in our community, and to honor the invaluable contributions former president David P. Gardner made to the University of Utah.
