Constitutional Crash Out!
Fringe Benefits Theatre’s “Constitutional Crash Out! social media campaign is designed to enable youth to use their artistic skills, brilliant minds, and open hearts to inspire each other to become civically engaged and VOTE!
Through in-person and online workshops, distinguished writers, performers and educators will equip participants to create short-form social media videos promoting social justice issues they care about and championing relevant social justice causes and rights guaranteed in the U.S. Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights, and subsequent Amendments.
Eligible videos submitted by March 15, 2027 will be considered for awards and a public screening.
A little about the workshops…
From June 2026 through June 2027, Fringe Benefits is offering workshops in a wide range of performance and writing genres from SNL-style sketches, TikTok trends and commercial parodies to Spoken Word, poetry, eulogies, prayers and songs, and from motivational speeches, dramatic monologues and performance art to standup comedy, Sketch and The Daily Show-style satircal news segments.
⭐ Workshops are offered either as two 90-minute sessions, or as a single 3-hour session.
⭐ Workshops can be facilitated online or in-person at your school or community organization’s site.
⭐ We can work with you to schedule a workshop on a week day or weekend, morning afternoon or
evening.
CALL for VIDEOS!
Calling all college and high school artists, activists and people who want to make a difference in these challenging times!
We invite you to create short (15 second to 3 min max) video pieces in which you…
⭐ Promote a social justice issue of importance to you!
⭐ Connect your issue to a specific right guaranteed in one of the United States’ Founding Documents.
⭐ Encourage your peers to support their issue, actively engage in civic lifeincluding: educating, organizing, volunteering, canvassing, and voting, etc.
⭐ You can use and/or combine any artistic genres that excite you and that you think will really engage your audience! You can, for example use: Spoken Word pieces, dramatic or comedic monologues, satire, performance art, standup comedy, poetry, eulogies, prayers, songs, trending TikToks, motivational speeches, animation, “Breaking News,” commercial parody, SNL-style sketches, and more.
⭐ You are WELCOME to share what you create on your own social media (Please tag Fringe Benefits when you do!), as well as through Fringe Benefits Theatre. Our social media for this project are: @can.we.be.reel * @ct4ct_ * @creativetools4ct.
⭐Full Video-Making & Submission Details Below⭐
Contact us if you’d like to learn more about submitting a video!
Video-Making & Submission Guidelines
Here is a Link to Video-Making & Submission Guidelines.
Upcoming Workshops & Other Programs
On October 3, 2026 at 1pm (Pacific), Fringe Benefits will host Heidi Schreck (writer/performer of the Pulitzer Finalist play What the Constitution Means to Me). Ms. Schreck will share strategies for creating dramatic pieces championing rights guaranteed in our Founding Documents.
For information about and invitations to join this and other Fringe Benefits workshops and programs, CONTACT US and ask to join our email list-serve!
Recent Workshops & Other Programs
On June 6, 2026, Fringe Benefits presented “Theatrical Activism & the First Amendment: Freedom of Speech & Assembly in Creative Protest” a FREE Online Master Class facilitated by L.M. Bogad & Peter Eliasberg!
For more information about this and other recent and upcoming Master Classes and programs, FOLLOW US on Instagram — @can.we.be.reel * @ct4ct_ * @creativetools4ct .
Internships
Fringe Benefits welcomes interns interested in hands-on training in designing and facilitating theatre for social justice projects.
Other Programs
We develop programs in response to requests from people looking for creative ways to address social injustice. Contact us with your questions and/or ideas!