The Gun Show

by E. M. Lewis

From a farming community in rural Oregon to the big cities of Los Angeles and New York, playwright EM Lewis takes aim at her own relationship with firearms in “The Gun Show.” An actor shares Ms. Lewis’s unique perspective and true stories about America’s most dangerous pastime as if they were his own, with brutal honesty and poignant humor. Leaning neither right nor left, “The Gun Show” jumps into the middle of...

From a farming community in rural Oregon to the big cities of Los Angeles and New York, playwright EM Lewis takes aim at her own relationship with firearms in “The Gun Show.” An actor shares Ms. Lewis’s unique perspective and true stories about America’s most dangerous pastime as if they were his own, with brutal honesty and poignant humor. Leaning neither right nor left, “The Gun Show” jumps into the middle of the gun control debate, and asks “Can we have a conversation about this?”

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  • Rachel Bublitz: The Gun Show

    So deeply personal, specific, and engaging. It looks at gun ownership at a way that surprised me, while also never preaching or demanding I agreed with it. Fantastic play.

    So deeply personal, specific, and engaging. It looks at gun ownership at a way that surprised me, while also never preaching or demanding I agreed with it. Fantastic play.

  • Aleks Merilo: The Gun Show

    This is a script that manages to be personal yet universal, political yet not didactic, and uniquely theatrical. Beautifully done.

    This is a script that manages to be personal yet universal, political yet not didactic, and uniquely theatrical. Beautifully done.

  • Sheila Cowley: The Gun Show

    So honest about the lure and danger of guns, so truthful about mixed feelings that aren't on one side or the other of a polarizing question. It's a wonderful realization that everyone, including extremists on both sides, just wants to feel safe. The choice of having a masculine man voice a woman's perspective is a beautiful dichotomy that resonates throughout the play. A powerful play, beautifully written.

    So honest about the lure and danger of guns, so truthful about mixed feelings that aren't on one side or the other of a polarizing question. It's a wonderful realization that everyone, including extremists on both sides, just wants to feel safe. The choice of having a masculine man voice a woman's perspective is a beautiful dichotomy that resonates throughout the play. A powerful play, beautifully written.

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Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Cornelia Street Cafe, Year 2014
  • Type Reading, Organization Emerging Artists Theater, Year 2013

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization PlayFest Santa Barbara, Year 2016
  • Type Professional, Organization Impact Theater - Berkeley, CA, Year 2015
  • Type Professional, Organization Passage Theater in Trenton, NJ, Year 2015
  • Type Professional, Organization Tucson Solo Theater Festival, Year 2015
  • Type Professional, Year 2014
  • Type Professional, Organization Moving Arts in Los Angeles, CA, Year 2014