September 15 - October 1
WINNER! Best American Play – New York Drama Critics’ Circle, Obie Awards, Tony Award Nominee & Pulitzer Prize Finalist
In this hilarious, hopeful, and achingly human new play, Heidi Schreck traces the profound relationship between four generations of women and the founding document that shaped their lives. Nominated for two Tony Awards and a Pulitzer Prize finalist, Schreck’s boundary-breaking show breathes new life into our Constitution and imagines how it will shape the next generation of Americans.
Read OCT's press release for WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME here.
CONTENT WARNING: What the Constitution Means to Me contains mentions of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and discussions of abortion and its stigmatization. If you would like further information regarding these content warnings, please contact the Box Office at (541) 465-1506.
Heidi Schreck (Playwright) is a writer and performer living in Brooklyn. Schreck received two Tony Award nominations for What the
Constitution Means to Me
for Best Play and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play,
the 2019 Smithsonian Magazine American Ingenuity Award, the Horton Foote Playwriting Award, the
Hull-Warriner Award, and an OBIE. Heidi’s other plays include
Grand Concourse, Creature, Mr. Universe,
and
There Are No More Big Secrets. Her screenwriting credits include I Love Dick, Billions, and Nurse
Jackie
. Schreck has taught playwriting and screenwriting at NYU, Columbia, Kenyon College, and
Primary Stages.
Craig Willis (Director; Producing Artistic Director) has been at the helm of Oregon Contemporary Theatre since 2003. Craig has an MFA in Directing and a PhD in Dramatic Literature/Theory from the University of Oregon. In 2008, he received an Oregon Arts Commission fellowship to train with Anne Bogart and SITI Company. Craig’s OCT directing credits include: Stephen Trask & John Cameron Mitchell's Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Jonathan Tolins's Buyer & Cellar, Jen Silverman's The Roommate, Edward Albee's At Home at the Zoo, Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori's Fun Home, David Ives's Venus in Fur, Steve Yockey's Blackberry Winter, Jason Robert Brown's The Last Five Years, Aaron Posner's Stupid Fucking Bird, Nathan Alan Davis's Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea, Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Bruce Norris’s Clybourne Park, Nina Raine’s Tribes, Adam Gwon's Ordinary Days, Brian Yorkey and Tom Kitt’s Next To Normal, Robert Lopez, Jeff Marx, and Jeff Whitty’s Avenue Q, Geoffrey Nauffts’s Next Fall, Itamar Moses’s The Four of Us, Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler, Joe Calarco’s Shakespeare’s R & J, Martin McDonagh’s The Pillowman, Bertolt Brecht’s Mother Courage, Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull, Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s Assassins, Edward Albee’s The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?, David Auburn’s Proof and Thornton Wilder’s The Skin of Our Teeth. His scenic designs for OCT include: The Flick, Becky’s New Car, The Seagull, Ordinary Daysand I Am My Own Wife
Inga Wilson (Heidi) is delighted to be onstage at OCT again after last being seen as Judy in Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Other recent projects at OCT include co-producing NW10 and directing Something Clean and Tiny Beautiful Things. Originally from Minnesota, she received a BFA in Theatre Performance from Drake University and went on to study at the O’Neill National Theater Institute and Chautauqua Theater Conservatory. Inga enjoys acting, directing, and teaching theatre for diverse audiences. Thank you for coming and supporting the arts!
Alexander Homes (Legionnaire) is delighted to finally be making his OCT debut having spent 18 years on many of Eugene’s other stages. Notable roles include: Donkey in Shrek the Musical (ACE), Professor Plum in Clue the Musical (ACE), and Statue/Principal Dancer in Mary Poppins (The Shedd). Thank you to Inga, Noah, Riley, Laura, and Craig for a phenomenal theater experience. He gives his love and gratitude to the friends and family who got him here.
Noah Oristano (Debater) was last seen on the OCT stage as Small Allison in Fun Home. A lot has happened since then. He was last seen as Matt in The Fantasticks (Pegasus Playhouse) and Wayne Hopkins in That’s The Spirit (Churchill Thespians). He is thrilled to be working with Craig and the OCT staff again, and would like to thank Inga and Alex for always being so inspiring and lovely. Their last thank you goes to you (yes you), for supporting live theatre.
Riley Allen (Production Stage Manager/Lighting Designer) graduated from Central Washington University with a Bachelors in Theatre Design and Production, with the official specialization tag of "jack of all trades". His stage management credits includes Dissent (CWU Ghostlight Lab), Holiday Inn & Lady Be Good (The Shedd Institute) and OCT's entire 2022-2023 season (though he would like to shout out Hedwig and the Angry Inch as calling that show gave him a few grey hairs). Riley is excited to not only be returning to use all facets of his degree this season, but to have the opportunity to work with Oregon Contemporary Theatre in such an intimate venue on a season teaming with variety.
Laura Tuffli (Costume Designer) recently graduated from the University of Oregon in 2022, majoring in Theatre Arts and minoring in Music. They have spent their time in theatre focusing on costumes, wigs and makeup. Costuming credits include: The 39 Steps, After the Revolution, 12 Angry Jurors (Pocket Playhouse); Birds Flying Through, James and The Giant Peach (LCC), Man and Moon (OCT) assistant costume design for Hay Fever (University Theatre); makeup/ wig design for A Midsummer Night's Dream (The Tall Tale Players), makup/wig stylist and assistant stage manager for Hedwig And The Angry Inch and The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley (Oregon Contemporary Theatre). Upcoming projects include Costume Designer for Wunderkammer (LCC). Laura is very excited to be a part of this production!
WINNER! Best American Play – New York Drama Critics’ Circle, Obie Awards, Tony Award Nominee & Pulitzer Prize Finalist
In this hilarious, hopeful, and achingly human new play, Heidi Schreck traces the profound relationship between four generations of women and the founding document that shaped their lives. Nominated for two Tony Awards and a Pulitzer Prize finalist, Schreck’s boundary-breaking show breathes new life into our Constitution and imagines how it will shape the next generation of Americans.
Read OCT's press release for WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME here.
CONTENT WARNING: What the Constitution Means to Me contains mentions of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and discussions of abortion and its stigmatization. If you would like further information regarding these content warnings, please contact the Box Office at (541) 465-1506.
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