No matter on what side of the political aisle you choose to sit, Heidi Schreck's buoyant, autobiographical What the Constitution Means to Me will speak to you. Those leaning left will like its anarchic themes, its powerful feminist message, its willingness to unearth past wrongs and set them right. Those...
at Main Street Theater.No matter on what side of the political aisle you choose to sit, Heidi Schreck's buoyant, autobiographicalwill speak to you. Those leaning left will like its anarchic themes, its powerful feminist message, its willingness to unearth past wrongs and set them right. Those listing right will applaud its even-handedness, its warm heart, its willingness to unearth past wrongs and set them right.
We begin in such a place, neatly conjured by set designer Brandi Alexander with paneled walls, grimy linoleum floor, a gallery of past and current serviceman from the local legion arrayed across the back wall, and a gigantic American flag stretching along the walls. A lectern sits center stage, as do pitchers of water and glasses, set for the debate. The audience is seated in three sections around the stage.
We lap up these stories through Emerick's radiant performance. It's non-stop. She's given countless multi-faceted portrayals in her career, always intelligent and gut-felt, but this just might be her best role yet. One of Houston theater's most accomplished actors, Emerick flies in this role, imbuing the performance with a wondrous extemporaneous quality, as if she's making it up as she debates and reminisces.
Domestic abuse, unwanted pregnancy, immigration, abortion, the Civil Rights Act, Patrick Swayze, the Supreme Court, sock monkeys, and “penumbra” rights are mashed up in Schreck's breathless portrait, but treated with respect and, sometimes, utter disgust. Directed with a strong hand by Sophia Watt , Constitution, like its age-old namesake, lives and breathes.
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