Reno Arts News

WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME A POIGNANT & HUMOROUS JOURNEY INTO AMERICAN IDENTITY
2026-04-10 00:00 - 2026-04-25 23:59 (America/Los_Angeles) | Bruka Theatre, 99 N Virginia St, Reno, NV, 89501, United States
BRÜKA THEATRE 33rd ANNIVERSARY SEASON WILD CARD
WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME
A POIGNANT & HUMOROUS JOURNEY INTO AMERICAN IDENTITY
Written by Heidi Schreck
Directed by Stacey Spain
April 10, 11, 15(A), 16, 17, 18, 22(OC), 23, 24, 25 @ 7:30 PM SUN Matinees: April 12, 19* @ 2 PM
TICKET PRICES
Senior/Student/Military $26 General Tickets $30
All Tickets $35 at the Door
A = Artist Night $17 All Tickets
OC = Our Center Night $22 All Tickets ($5 to Our Center)
*Followed by a talk-back with the company
INDIVIDUAL TICKETS ON SALE ON: March 15, 2026
WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME ONLINE TICKET LINK: https://brukatheatre.simpletix.com/
RENO, NV: Prepare for a theatrical event that is utterly essential for our time. BRÜKA THEATRE proudly presents the regional premiere of WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME—the award-winning, achingly human play that is guaranteed to ignite conversation and touch your heart.
Playwright Heidi Schreck resurrects her own past—her teenage self who funded her education by mastering the Constitution—to deliver a hilarious and profound journey across four generations of American women. This is more than a play; it’s a deeply personal and timely exploration of the founding document that continues to shape our lives and liberties.
Don’t miss this singular production, directed by the acclaimed Stacey Spain and featuring actor Mary Bennett along with Derek Sullivan and Alex Garcia-Tapungot. Join us for a limited engagement: April 10 – April 25, 2026. Secure your tickets now for a night of theatre that is timely, hopeful, and powerfully relevant.
What The Constitution Means To Me is presented by special arrangement with CONCORD THEATRICAL.
TICKET INFORMATION
Artist Night Tickets must be purchased in advance to receive a discount on our regularly priced tickets. Opening Night ticket holders are invited to a post-show reception and an opportunity to meet the artists. Our Center Night tickets include a $5 donation to Our Center. Ticket prices reflect some of the additional costs. Season Tickets are available online @ https://brukatheatre.simpletix.com/ (Under – Memberships) or call the box office at 775-323-3221 or email: boxofficebruka@gmail.com
ACCOMODATIONS: What The Constitution Means To Me performances will take place in our upstairs Bruka Space, please contact us in advance so we can accommodate your needs. We have special elevator access available and accessible restrooms as well as other provisions to make your visit comfortable. Contact the box office at 775-323-3221 or email: boxofficebruka@gmail.com
RESERVATIONS are available in person through the Brüka Box Office phone number (775) 323-3221, online at http://www.bruka.org, or at our new Brüka Studio 44 located next door to Bruka on First Street at 44 W. 1st St. Our in-person box office hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 5 – 7 PM. We are closed on most holidays. Our 2025/2026 Season Tickets are on sale beginning September 1, 2025. Individual tickets go on sale the Monday after the previous show closes. Check us out at http://www.bruka.org.
All Brüka mainstage evening shows begin at 7:30 PM. Matinees begin at 2:00 PM. Doors open 30 minutes before curtain time. There is NO late seating and all ticket sales are final.
PARKING
We suggest convenient parking in the Court Street parking lot across from The Pioneer Theater and walking across the new Virginia Street Bridge to Brüka, FREE after 5:00 PM and all day Saturday and Sundays. We also validate parking at the Parking Gallery on 1st and Sierra Street. The Downtown Ambassadors are present before and after performances for guidance and safety.
LOCATION Brüka Theatre is located at 99 N. Virginia Street at the corner of 1st and Virginia Streets in downtown Reno, next to the Virginia Street Bridge. Please let us know if you require ADA accommodations by calling us at (775)-323-3221 or emailing us at boxofficebruka@gmail.com
ABOUT BRÜKA THEATRE Brüka Theatre celebrates its 33rd season of live theatre in downtown Reno – Wild Card is the theme for the 2025/2026 season. As an artistic leader in the region, Brüka is recognized for innovative productions, exceptionally talented artists, and an acclaimed Theatre for Children touring series since its founding in 1992. Central to Brüka is the commitment to the re-investigation of contemporary and classic plays and developing new plays within Brüka’s Artistic Collective, a group that includes winners of the Nevada Arts Council and Sierra Arts Foundation artist grants and now TEN local best actor honors. Brüka was named “Best Theatre Company” by Reno News and Review for twenty-one years. Brüka is a non-equity, small, not-for-profit member theater company and is a constituent of the national TCG (Theatre Communications Group). Brüka Theatre has produced hundreds of live shows in our downtown Reno location. Sign up for our newsletter by going to our website at http://www.bruka.org.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR STACEY SPAIN
Stacey Spain is a Reno-based theater director, playwright, and actor whose work centers community, history, and queer lived experience. She has directed productions at the University of Nevada Reno (Hot L Baltimore, Fat Pig and Juanita’s Statue), Truckee Meadows Community College (Love Squared, 4 X-Mas, Godspell), Reno Little Theater (Mother Hicks, Harvey, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, ), and Bruka Theatre (Orpheus Descending, Good People, The Book of Will, Lonely Planet), collaborating with students, emerging artists, and seasoned professionals alike. Stacey’s directing practice emphasizes rigorous text work, ensemble-driven storytelling, and socially engaged performance. Her projects often sit at the intersection of art, memory, and civic dialogue, creating space for intergenerational exchange and meaningful audience connection.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR – HEIDI SCHRECK
Heidi Schreck is an acclaimed American playwright, screenwriter, and actress. Heidi Schreck was born on September 26, 1971, in Wenatchee, Washington. She attended the University of Oregon, and after graduation, she worked in Siberia teaching English and later as a journalist in St. Petersburg, Russia. She eventually moved to Seattle, Washington, where she began her career as an actress and writer. Schreck’s first play, titled Creature, debuted in New York and was directed by Leigh Silverman and produced by New Georges and Page 73. Her following plays include There Are No More Big Secrets (directed by Kip Fagan at Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre), The Consultant (produced by The Long Wharf), and Grand Concourse (at Playwrights Horizons). Schreck has also written episodes of the TV series I Love Dick, Nurse Jackie, and Billions.
What the Constitution Means to Me, which opened on Broadway on March 31, 2019, this play is partially autobiographical, relating her real-life experience in participating in debates as a teen. The play was picked up as a movie directed by Marielle Heller for streaming by Amazon and released in time for the 2020 Presidential elections.The play challenges America’s understanding of values and protections as they are outlined in the U.S. Constitution. In particular, Schreck points out how the document does little to ensure the freedoms and wellbeing of women and minority groups. Schreck has performed Off-Broadway in, among others, Drum of the Waves of Horikawa (HERE Arts Center, 2007) and Circle Mirror Transformation (2009) and How the World Began (Women’s Project, 2011) at Playwrights Horizons. Schreck is married to director Kip Fagan. As of 2019, they live in Park Slope, Brooklyn.[1] They have two children.

Christiana Lysistrata by Vinecia Coleman
2026-04-16 19:30 - 2026-04-25 19:30 | TMCC Performance Lab, Red Mountain 240, 7000 Dandini Blvd, Reno, NV, 89512, United States
Living in medieval times, Lysistrata hopes to stop an upcoming Crusade battle that the men in her village seem dead set on. After hearing God’s voice, Lysistrata uses the bible (the very thing the men use to oppress the women) to get all of the women in her village to stop having sex.

Artist In Action
2026-04-23 09:00 - 12:00 | Darkshot Coffee, 300 E. 2nd St, 89501
Stop by Darkshot Coffee, grab a hot or cold beverage, check out local art provided by the Artist Co-op Gallery of Reno, and
Meet the Artist In Action:

Jon Edmondo

Thursday, April 23, 2026, from 9 am-12 pm

Located at:Darkshot CoffeeIn the lobby, 300 E. 2nd St., #101Reno, NV 89501

About The Artist:Jon grew up in Marin County, California, and spent his early days hiking and biking the roads and trails of the rolling California hills. Jon always had an interest in art and eventually graduated from college with a degree in graphic design from the University of the Pacific. Jon not only studied Graphic Design, but he also studied painting under the tutelage of Master Pastelist and painter Gil Dellinger. Jon now lives close to the Sierra Nevada, where he spends much of his time enjoying the outdoors with his wife and two daughters.
The creative process has always intrigued Jon, and he constantly strives to create strong compositions with bold color and interesting subject matter. Jon states, “I yearn to create images of places or things that create an emotional connection for the viewer – evoking special memories of places visited or past experiences”. Jon has been influenced by the French Impressionists and early California artists like William Wendt, Edgar Payne, Thomas Hill, and Albert Bierstadt. He is also influenced by many contemporary artists such as Matt Smith, Scott Christiansen, Jean LeGassick, Clyde Aspevig, and others. Jon enjoys viewing and studying other artists’ work to learn more about what makes a great painting!
Before Jon leaves this land of ours, he hopes to deliver work that is bold, fresh, and reflects his love of visual design and nature!
