The Secretary

by Kyle John Schmidt

Ruby runs a small-town gun company that aims to protect women by helping them
protect themselves. With products like The Bridesmaid, The Babysitter and The Mallwalker, each of the company's guns is named after a woman who used a gun and saved a life--more often than not, her own. When an elderly secretary at the local high school confronts a threat in her office with six bullets, Ruby responds by naming her...

Ruby runs a small-town gun company that aims to protect women by helping them
protect themselves. With products like The Bridesmaid, The Babysitter and The Mallwalker, each of the company's guns is named after a woman who used a gun and saved a life--more often than not, her own. When an elderly secretary at the local high school confronts a threat in her office with six bullets, Ruby responds by naming her latest gun after the reluctant hero: “The Secretary.” But as production begins on The Secretary, guns start going off all around town--and no one’s pulling the trigger. THE SECRETARY is an offbeat comedy about safety, survival, and guns for a world that’s up in arms.

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  • Cheryl Bear: The Secretary

    A fantastic statement on the nature of a gun crazed America told in a very humorous and effective way. Well done!

    A fantastic statement on the nature of a gun crazed America told in a very humorous and effective way. Well done!

  • Jerry Polner: The Secretary

    In a small town dominated by a local gun manufacturer, a circle of women each find a different way to make their life more tolerable with a firearm. THE SECRETARY is a very funny, hard-edged, expertly told story of Second Amendment America.

    In a small town dominated by a local gun manufacturer, a circle of women each find a different way to make their life more tolerable with a firearm. THE SECRETARY is a very funny, hard-edged, expertly told story of Second Amendment America.

  • Interact Theatre Company: The Secretary

    THE SECRETARY was a finalist for InterAct's inaugural New Play Development Award. Out of a record-breaking 432 submissions, this play's skillful negotiation of humor, irony, and dread as it examined the intersection of class, gender, and gun violence made it a standout for our readers.

    THE SECRETARY was a finalist for InterAct's inaugural New Play Development Award. Out of a record-breaking 432 submissions, this play's skillful negotiation of humor, irony, and dread as it examined the intersection of class, gender, and gun violence made it a standout for our readers.

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Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Wordsmyth Theatre, Year 2018
  • Type Workshop, Organization Coe College, Year 2017
  • Type Workshop, Organization Seven Devils Playwrights Conference, Year 2017
  • Type Workshop, Organization Hyde Park Theatre, Year 2017
  • Type Workshop, Organization Nashville Repertory Theatre, Year 2016

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization Curious Theatre Company, Year 2020
  • Type Professional, Organization Brazen-Faced Varlets, Year 2019
  • Type Professional, Organization Theatre En Bloc, Year 2018

Awards

  • Coe College Playwriting Contest
    Coe College
    Winner
    2017