Reconstitution by Mitch Emoff, Directed By Lucy O'Brian
World Premiere | November 14–16, 2025
Black Mountain Center for the Arts | Black Mountain, NC
“Theatre is a form of knowledge; it should and can also be a means of transforming society.” — Augusto Boal
In this episode of The Mountain Magnolia Show, host Mary Noble Braden talks with playwright Mitch Emoff about his new play Reconstitution, making its world premiere this November at the Black Mountain Center for the Arts.
Show Dates: November 14–16, 2025
Fri & Sat 7:30 PM | Sun Matinee 2 PM
Tickets: $20 Adults | $15 Students (ages 11–17)**
Visit BlackMountainArts.org for tickets.
About the Play:
On the last day of school, a history teacher’s “experimental lesson” zaps four high-school students into the spirits of America’s Founding Fathers — Franklin, Washington, Patrick Henry, and Madison. In a classroom turned battleground, they debate freedom of religion, the right to bear arms, the three-fifths compromise, and freedom of speech — all while navigating TikToks and classroom cliques.
From Our Conversation:
“All local talents. Many who want to go on after college and go into professional theater. We’ve been blessed with an incredible cast — some from the Black Mountain area, some homeschooled children, and some from Asheville High School, sprinkled all around. It’s been wonderful to watch them bond and become like a family. By the end, everyone’s hugging and sad it’s over.”
Mitch shared how Reconstitution first came to life:
“It’s the first story I ever wrote, back in 2009. I hadn’t even been writing before that, but I knew I had a story in me — about the Founding Fathers coming back in time in their own bodies. Later, my publisher in Chicago, Gittleman and Good Publishers, suggested I adapt it so the Founding Fathers come back as high school students. I thought, that’s brilliant. It opened the door to ask whether our Constitution can adapt to the modern world. It’s really my first work — but the fifth play I’ve written — and the only one that’s been a novel, a screenplay, and now a play.”
About BMCA:
The Black Mountain Center for the Arts was incorporated in 1995 and opened in 2000 with the mission to “bring the arts to the people and the people to the arts.”
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