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United States Heidi Schreck is an award-winning playwright, screenwriter, and actress recognized for her impactful work, including the Pulitzer Prize finalist and Tony-nominated play 'What the Constitution Means to Me'.
Heidi Schreck joined Eboni Booth in conversation about her play 'Primary Trust'.
Heidi Schreck's play 'Grand Concourse' premiered at Playwrights Horizons. They also recognized her as an award-winning playwright, screenwriter, and actress.
The Hangar Theatre collaborated with Kitchen Theatre Company on a co-production of Heidi Schreck's 'What the Constitution Means to Me'.
UTA Speakers lists Heidi Schreck as a Pulitzer Prize Finalist and Tony-nominated playwright, actor, and writer.
The Center for Fiction partnered with Theatre Communications Group to welcome Heidi Schreck for an event.
Seattle Rep featured an interview with playwright Heidi Schreck and actor Cassie Beck about 'What the Constitution Means to Me'.
CPH presented Heidi Schreck's Tony-nominated play 'What the Constitution Means to Me'.
Heidi Schreck has shows in development with Amazon Studios, and her filmed version of 'What the Constitution Means to Me' premiered on Amazon Prime Video.
Heidi Schreck has shows in development with Big Beach.
Heidi Schreck has shows in development with Imagine Television.
Heidi Schreck has shows in development with A24.
Heidi Schreck's first play, 'Creature', was produced by New Georges.
Heidi Schreck's first play, 'Creature', was produced by Page 73.
Heidi Schreck's play 'There Are No More Big Secrets' was directed by Kip Fagan at Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre.
Heidi Schreck's play 'The Consultant' was produced by The Long Wharf.
Heidi Schreck's play 'Grand Concourse' was performed at Steppenwolf Theatres.
Heidi Schreck performed Off-Broadway in 'Drum of the Waves of Horikawa' at HERE Arts Center in 2007.
Heidi Schreck performed Off-Broadway in 'How the World Began' at Women's Project in 2011.
Heidi Schreck received a commission from Atlantic Theatre Company in conjunction with the Kenyon Institute at Kenyon College in June 2016. She also taught a master class at the Kenyon Playwrights Conference.
Heidi Schreck was born on September 26, 1971. She grew up in Wenatchee, Washington. She attended the University of Oregon, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree. After graduating, Schreck worked abroad, teaching English in Siberia and later serving as a journalist in St. Petersburg, Russia. Upon returning to the United States, she settled in Seattle, Washington, where she began her career as an actress and writer. Her early career in theater saw her perform Off-Off-Broadway, and she gained recognition with an Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Actress for ‘Drum of the Waves of Horikawa’ in 2008. She received another Obie Award in 2010 for her performance in ‘Circle Mirror Transformation’, for which she and the cast also earned a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance.
Schreck’s writing career progressed with plays such as ‘Creature’ (2009), ‘There Are No More Big Secrets’ (2010), and ‘The Consultant’ (2014). Her play ‘Grand Concourse’ premiered at Playwrights Horizons in 2014-2015 and was also staged at Steppenwolf Theatres. It received the Lilly Awards’ Stacey Mindich “Go Write A Play” Award in 2015 and was a finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. Her work extended to television, where she contributed as a writer to series like ‘Nurse Jackie’ (2014-2015), ‘Billions’ (2016), and ‘I Love Dick’ (2017). She was a Playwrights Horizons Tow Foundation Playwright-in-Residence in 2014 and received a commission from the Atlantic Theatre Company in 2016.
The pinnacle of her career to date is ‘What the Constitution Means to Me’, which she wrote and starred in. The play opened on Broadway on March 31, 2019, earning her a Pulitzer Prize finalist nod for Drama and Tony Award nominations for Best Play and Best Actress in a Play. A filmed version of ‘What the Constitution Means to Me’ premiered on Amazon Prime Video in October 2020, garnering nominations for a Critics Choice Award, a PGA Award, and a DGA Award. She is also a strong advocate for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), participating in panels to support its cause.
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