#heidi schreck

[caroleditosti]

'Uncle Vanya,' Steve Carell in a Superb Update of Timeless Chekhov

'Uncle Vanya' is a must-see, especially if you are an Anton Chekhov fan. Even if you are not, you will enjoy Heidi Schreck's adaptation and new version with superb direction by Lila Neugebauer.

The cast of Uncle Vanya (Marc J. Franklin) A favorite of Anton Chekhov fans is Uncle Vanya because it combines organic comedy and tragedy emerging from mundane, static situations, intricate, suppressed characters and their off-balanced, mired-down relationships. Playwright Heidi Schreck (What the Constitution Means to Me), has modernized Vanya enhancing the elements that make Chekhov’s immutable…

[hayleylovesjessica]

Amy Herzog and Heidi Schreck, playwrights

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[konstantintreplev]

this is insane making

STEVE!!! MOLINA!!!!! HARPER!!!! NONI ROSE!!! PILL!!!!! all doing chekhov,,,, all in a new translation by heidi fucking schreck

[thehours2002]

my temptation to quote heidi schreck in this paper 🥸

[motherartistsmakingart]

Hey MAMArtist* JENNY MERCEIN (she/her)

What are the ages of your child(ren), and where do you live?

My daughter is 7 and we live in New Orleans!

How do you describe your art practice?

I am an actor, a writer, a director, a producer, a storyteller, and a teacher. I am interested in creating socially relevant theater that speaks to contemporary issues. My plays are not didactic, but hopefully they inspire meaningful post-show conversations (and also make you laugh along the way!). I always tell my students: I don't believe theater can change the world but I do think it can spark conversation that can lead to positive social change.  An example of this is ROLEPLAY, a feature length documentary I am producing. It follows a diverse group of college students as they use theater to confront sexual violence on campus -- grappling with questions about sex, consent, identity, and power on their path to adulthood. We are in the final stages of fundraising for this film. I truly believe it will be a catalyst for game-changing conversations on high school and college campuses across the country.

Who is your artistic crush?

As a solo performer, I fell in love with the form via the solo plays of Wendy Weiner, an amazing writer and performer who I met when I first moved to NYC in the mid-90's. Wendy has a new show called The Mystery House which recently played in Edinburgh. I hope it has a long life! I also must add Heidi Schreck. I've been a huge fan of her work since I was in grad school in Seattle 2000-2003. I loved her first as an actor, then as a writer. The fact that many people have compared my show TWO ELIZAS to "What the Constitution Means to Me" is the highest compliment to me! 

What is a superpower Mother+Artists have?

Probably not an original answer, but we can multitask!

You have something exciting coming up! PLEASE SAY MORE ABOUT IT! My solo show TWO ELIZAS explores motherhood, women's rights, and intergenerational resilience. I will be bringing TWO ELIZAS to the Whitefire Solofest in Los Angeles on January 12th, 2024!! I am so excited to share this piece with West Coast audiences. 

How did motherhood directly, indirectly, oppositionally or integrally influence this project? TWO ELIZAS is 100% influenced by my experience of motherhood. The entire show was born out of the experience of becoming a mom. The play explores the true story of my ancestor Eliza Mercein Barry and her landmark 1847 U.S. Supreme Court case Barry v. Mercein which established a woman's right to retain custody of her child. Eliza's story is juxtaposed with my own complicated journey to motherhood, which included fertility struggles and mental health challenges. The play affords me the opportunity to share the anxiety I faced as a 40 year old woman feeling enormous pressure (societal, familial, and internal) to marry and procreate, as well as to talk candidly about my IVF journey and my experience with miscarriage. I am grateful to be able to openly discuss topics that are sadly still shrouded in silence and shame. The story of my ancestor is also an incredibly inspiring story of resilience, and of the US Supreme Court upholding a woman's bodily autonomy... which unfortunately highlights the ways in which the courts no longer seem interested in supporting the rights of mothers.

What are you currently reading or listening to that is giving you thoughts, feelings and reactions?

I absolutely adored Tom Lake by Ann Patchett, which explores motherhood and theater. And I just listened to a deeply disturbing episode of the podcast The Daily about CTE in young football players. I collaborated with KJ Sanchez on a docudrama called X's and O's that centered on the role of football in our society, so the piece impacted me profoundly. 

Any message for Mother+Artists reading this?

It is never too late. Give yourself grace. Every moment you spend raising your child(ren) is giving you life experience that will ultimately serve your art. By the same token, don't feel guilty when you leave your child to do your work. If you are lucky enough to have childcare, a supportive family member, or other resources that enable you to step away to practice your craft, DO IT! You are being an exceptional role model for your kid(s), showing them that pursuing your passion is worth devoting time and energy. And time away/ time spent on your craft rejuvenates you as a parent. But again, it's never too late. If you need to pause, pause. If you need to step away to focus on family, step away. You will always be an artist. 

BEST LINKS to find you and your work!

TWO ELIZAS in Los Angeles at the Whitefire Solofest on January 12, 2024 Information about ROLEPLAY, the feature documentary about love, sex, power, and consent on college campuses www.JennyMercein.com

*Each month The MAMAs features a Mother+Artist and their work in the world. Thank you Jenny!

[antonio-velardo]

Antonio Velardo shares: Steve Carell to Make Broadway Debut as Uncle Vanya Next Spring by Michael Paulson

By Michael Paulson The production, a new translation by Heidi Schreck, will also star Alison Pill, William Jackson Harper, Alfred Molina and Anika Noni Rose. Published: November 14, 2023 at 10:00AM from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/QtqsmYi via IFTTT

[newyorktheater]

Top 12 Most Produced Plays and 24 Most Produced Playwrights in 2023-24 Season

Heidi Schreck’s “What The Constitution Means To Me” is the most produced play in America this season, according to American Theatre Magazine’s latest survey, and Lynn Nottage is the most produced playwright. Below are the lists of the top 12 most produced plays, with links (when I have them) to my reviews of the recent Broadway or Off-Broadway productions, as well as the top 24 most produced…

[broadwayworld]

Lincoln Center Theater Will Bring UNCLE VANYA to Broadway with New Translation by Heidi Schreck https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Lincoln-Center-Theater-to-Present-UNCLE-VANYA-With-New-Translation-by-Heidi-Schreck-20230914

[desertdreamingariver]

Heidi Schreck back to Broadway yay

[carmelasoprano]

What the Constitution Means to Me, Heidi Schreck // “Especially Heinous: 272 Views of Law & Order SVU,” Carmen Maria Machado

[moxyphinx]

“My mom says when you are consumed, when you are paralyzed with rage and despair, you have to think of a woman running along a beach with a dog. There's more. She says if you watch the dog, it keeps running back and forth and back and forth, so it seems like progress is constantly being undone, but if you watch the woman, you can see that she is moving steadily forward and forward and forward. I hope.” WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME

[halles-comet]

I knew that Penny from Dirty Dancing had an abortion. And that when Jennifer Grey asked her dad, Jerry Orbach, to save Penny’s life after her back alley abortion almost killed her, she was asking a lot of him, because this was the 1960s, and Jerry Orbach could be arrested for getting anywhere near an abortion. This was how we were supposed to know Jerry Orbach was a good man.

[weirdcultstuff]

“Covert resistance is the idea that sometimes seemingly passive, victim-like behaviors, pleasing behaviors, are the sanest and smartest response to living in a violent culture, in a culture and a country that is making it clear every single day it has no fucking interest in protecting you. In the case of, say, my grandmother, covert resistance is all the invisible, brave actions a woman takes inside a violent relationship she can’t leave because she doesn’t make as much money as a man, because the police might not show up when she calls, or depending on the color of her skin, they might show up and something terrible might happen. Because she doesn’t have decision-making power over her own fucking body. Covert resistance doesn’t really fit into our traditional narratives of heroism. It involves a lot of tiny, daily actions. It involves things like a woman feeding her kids, working twelve hours a day for them, helping them get a good education, helping them graduate at the top of their class. It can also involve less positive things, things like getting sick, maybe dying of melancholia, and...not running away. Because in this country, the moment a woman decides to run away is the moment her life and her kids’ lives are in the most danger.”

- from the play What The Constitution Means To Me, by Heidi Schrek.