On July 3, the curtain went up on Nantucket Performing Arts Center’s inaugural play: What the Constitution Means to Me by Heidi Schreck. Described as “hilarious, hopeful, and achingly human,” NPAC’s production stars awardwinning actors and Sconset residents Nina Hellman and Jeremy Shamos along with talented Nantucket student Danielle Lewis.
Shreck’s play breathes new life into our Constitution and imagines how it will shape the next generation of Americans, ultimately delivering the message: “We all belong in the preamble.” The play was a finalist for a 2019 Pulitzer Prize, and winner of a 2019 Obie and 2019 New York Drama Critics’ Circle award for Best American Play.
Performances continue through July 17 in the theatre at 5 North Water Street. Tickets are available at nantucketperformingarts.org/events. A portion of all ticket sales for this play benefit A Safe Place.
Also on stage at NPAC from July 9-11 is A Night for Swifties, featuring the incredible talent assembled by music director and producer Drew Wutke, with a lineup of powerhouse singers and musicians including local Nantucket special guests, who will bring Taylor Swift’s iconic tunes to island audiences.