Super Short Summary

What the Constitution Means to Me by Heidi Schreck is a semi-autobiographical memory play, where Schreck recounts her teenage years debating the U.S. Constitution to earn college money, interweaving personal and familial experiences with broader societal critique. Schreck reenacts debates, shares emotional stories about constitutional protection failures, and engages in a live debate about whether the Constitution should be rewritten. The play discusses domestic violence, violence against women, child abuse, human trafficking, incestuous rape, and abortion.