NYU Constitution Day 2022

“If just the rights of people were considered”

jessamyn fitzpatrick (left), noah Jackson (middle), and kayla matters (right) photo by nora lambert

If Just the Rights of People Were Considered is an interview-based verbatim reading of excerpts pulled from the Portraits US: Polarization project and coded for topics pertaining to the 14th Amendment. The 14th Amendment states, “No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States.”

If Just the Rights of People Were Considered was performed on 21 September 2022 as part of NYU’s celebration of Constitution Day. The event was sponsored by NYU John Brademas Center, Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Network at NYU Law, NYU Votes, and NYU-TV.

Averil Carr (left) and Michael Roberts (Right) photo by nora lambert

NYU Constitution Day 2022 Performance

Production Credits:

Acting Ensemble

Averil Carr
Beth Weiss
Daniel Teutul
Devin Joyner
Jessamyn Fitzpatrick

Kayla Matters
Michael Roberts
Noah Jackson
Ran Zhu
Topaz Gao

Created by
Keith R. Huff & Joe Salvatore

Script Arrangement
Keith R. Huff

Respondents
Jack H. Knott, Dean of the NYU Steinhardt School
Dr. Karen Jackson-Weaver
Joe Salvatore

Ran Zhu (left), Beth Weiss (middle), topaz gao (right) photo by nora lambert

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