Season 37 Engagements Event

Engagement events are free and open to the public.

What the Constitution Means to Me

AfterWords

Post-Show Chat with the Cast and Creative Team

Friday, September 26 | Directly following the show

Location: BLUEBARN Theatre

Moderator: Carrie Nath

“Polarized…Divisive…Implicitly biased…Chaotic” – these are just some of the words currently swirling around in this political climate. Join Producing Artistic Director Susan Clement and Katie Becker-Colon, along with other creatives to discuss reprising this production. How was this approach different? Or, was it? Does the story resonate differently when the Constitution is not only in question, but under fire?

AfterWords

What Does The Constitution Mean For Us?

Saturday, October 4 | Directly following the show

Location: BLUEBARN Theatre

Moderator: Carrie Nath

Guest Panelists:

Mindy Rush Chipman, Executive Director, Nebraska ACLU
Meg Mikolajczyk, Esq., Nebraska Civic Engagement Table
Professor Paul McGreal, Constitutional Law at Creighton University School of Law

“Is it protecting us, or, is it the source of our problems?” Should we “Throw out the Constitution, or, throw out the men that abuse it?” What the Constitution Means to Me brings up more questions than answers. Join these civic leaders as they break down the current political climate and work together to provide ways we can all move forward to preserve and protect rights for ALL. Ways we can BE BOLD. Because we all really do BELONG…

WHERE BOLD MINDS BELONG

Uniting Organizations for Change

Saturday October 4 | 6:45pm

Location: BLUEBARN Lobby

What can I DO? How can I HELP? Where do I go to be IN THE KNOW? Representatives from the post-show panel will be in the lobby with the latest ways to make your presence, your thoughts, your ideas  – your passion – present in the most disruptively positive ways. The Nebraska Civic Engagement Table, ACLU, and Constitutional Law Professor Paul McGreal will be available in the lobby to fuel your fire and focus your intention.

BOOKS IN THE BLUE

Constitutional Conundrum

Book selection curated by:
Shelly Mutum – Next Chapter Books
Carrie Nath – BLUEBARN Theatre

Location: BLUEBARN Lobby

It is a conundrum. What powers lie in The Constitution? What lies have been created in our current climate utilizing this document to disenfranchise the American people and the laws we hold dear? From a graphic novel of the Faultlines to the most current American Covenant this tome holds, grab a book and get ready to arm your intelligence with fuel for the next fire.

United We Live
 

How to USA

Location: BLUEBARN Lobby

How to USA is open 45 minutes prior to every scheduled performance of What the Constitution Means to Me and during box office hours (10am-4pm, M-F) throughout the run. All art proceeds go directly to participating artists.

What the Constitution Means to Me asks “Who is all of this for?” How to USA attempts to answer that question by featuring images of people living in America and work that looks critically at the American project. This show celebrates the splendor of American diversity and the high cost many have paid to be a part of the story of this nation. 

Featured Artists: Alex Jochim, Mary Mancuso, Rachel Mindrup, Drejon “Jill” Parrott, Ilaamen Pelshaw, Jonathan Seevers, and April Vendetta 

ART IN THE BLUE is sponsored by Jeff & Danielle Gordman

 

Pre-show Art Chat

Featuring Curator Josh Brown & Artists Ilaamen Pelshaw and Jonathan Seevers

Saturday, October 11 | 6:50pm, before the 7:30pm show