What the Constitution Means to Me

What the Constitution Means to Me at The Jenny Boyd Theatre

Heidi Schreck's play revisits her teenage speech competitions to explore why the Constitution still matters. The Clarence Brown Theatre Company stages What the Constitution Means to Me at The Jenny Boyd Theatre in Knoxville on Sunday, March 28, 2027, at 2:00 PM. If civic debate sounds dry, this Tony-nominated Broadway hit blends storytelling, history and humor to turn the theater into a lively arena where ideas clash and the audience joins the conversation.

Director Tarah Flanaghan leads a production designed to spark exploration of rights and citizenship today. The play uses teenage debate competitions as a starting point, but its appeal rests on Schreck's ability to make abstract ideas feel urgent and personal. Rather than watching a lecture, you're invited into a room where the past meets the present and the questions belong to everyone.

Bring someone who enjoys a good argument or a friend who believes theater should challenge as much as entertain. This is an afternoon that gives you something to talk about after the curtain falls. A live debate works differently than a documentary; you're present for the exchange, and your presence becomes part of the occasion.

Make room for a story that asks what the Constitution means to you. Explore ticket options for What the Constitution Means to Me and choose the arrangements that suit you for an afternoon of ideas, humor and conversation.