“What the Constitution Means to Me” Comes to Lafayette
LAFAYETTE, La (press release) – “What the Constitution Means to Me,” a play that explores how the U.S. Constitution affects our lives, will be on stage at the Theater at Baranco in Lafayette for one show only.
Organizers share that the play, named “Best of the Year” by The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Time Magazine and The New Yorker, is a blend of genuine humor and deep sorrow with a powerful, urgent civics lesson.
The performance, offered by Performing Arts Serving Acadiana (PASA), is at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 16.
Heidi Schreck, the playwright and actor who wrote “What the Constitution Means to Me,” earned her college tuition by winning constitutional debate competitions across the United States.
Schreck shaped these experiences into a play. “What the Constitution Means to Me” opened off Broadway, moved to Broadway and then played at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. A national tour followed.
This production of “What the Constitution Means to Me,” a collaboration between Heritage Parc/Black Theatre Experience (BTE) and PASA, is directed by Josiah Price and stars Casey Robichaux and Tina A. Burkhalter.
Director and Performer Info:
Josiah Price, a native of Lafayette, is a storyteller, creative, actor, director and teacher. Price is a founding member and resident director for Heritage Parc’s Black Theatre Experience, where he co-directed BTE’s inaugural production.
Casey Robichaux, a Lafayette artist and vocalist, received his Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from ULL in 2018. His previous roles include Frank N Furter in SHProduction’s “The Rocky Horror Show,” Mark in SHProduction’s “Rent” and Cinderella‘s Prince in ITW’s “Into the Woods.”
Tina A. Burkhalter is an actor, director and educator with her Master of Fine Arts in Acting from California State University, Fullerton. She has performed in “Fences,” “Intimate Apparel,” “Precious Little,” “Dark and Stormy” and her original one-woman show “My Life in Two Acts.”
Burkhalter’s directing work includes “Topdog/Underdog,” “Stop Kiss” and “Dog Sees God.” Burkhalter, an Irene Ryan Finalist and VASTA Vocal Excellence Award recipient, is currently an Associate Professor of Theater at South Louisiana Community College.
The Theater at Baranco is located at the corner of Moss St. and Mudd Ave., inside Baranco Elementary (former N.P. Moss Middle School). Tickets for “What the Constitution Means to Me” are available at the Heymann Center box office and online at www.heymanncenter.com.
Season-long sponsors and grant givers include LFT Fiber, the Louisiana Office of Cultural Development, the National Endowment for the Arts, Love Our Schools, the Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission and the Lafayette Consolidated Government.
