Shotgun
by John Biguenet
In Shotgun, set four months after the collapse of defective levees in New Orleans, a white man and his teenaged son, having lost their house to the flood, rent half of a shotgun duplex from an African-American woman, whose father has lost his home in the Lower Ninth Ward and moved in with her. Even living under one roof, though, they find a wall still runs between them.
EXCERPTS FROM REVIEWS OF SHOTGUN:
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In Shotgun, set four months after the collapse of defective levees in New Orleans, a white man and his teenaged son, having lost their house to the flood, rent half of a shotgun duplex from an African-American woman, whose father has lost his home in the Lower Ninth Ward and moved in with her. Even living under one roof, though, they find a wall still runs between them.
EXCERPTS FROM REVIEWS OF SHOTGUN:
“In Shotgun . . . playwright John Biguenet exposes with power and grace the wounds that remain and examines how they might best be healed.” –New Orleans Times-Picayune
“Shotgun. . . deals with race but is ultimately about people. And it’s fascinating.” –Gambit Weekly
“[Shotgun is] a serious play about serious subjects, and yet it is filled with the rich dark humor that got New Orleanians through those days after the storm.” –Nola.com
“Biguenet’s ear for dramatic, natural dialogue is so adroit you cannot turn your eyes and mind from his play.” –WYES-TV
"It’s the narrow focus of this new play that shakes you.... Human drama doesn’t have to look huge to be heartbreaking." –Orlando Sentinel
“A moving exploration of a ravaged New Orleans . . . [and] an absorbing new drama by John Biguenet.” –Sarasota Herald-Tribune
“Splendid. . . I’m surprised that [Biguenet’s] work is not better known. This one is very fine.” –“Two on the Aisle,” KDHX-TV (St. Louis)
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