The Gun in Saint Margaret's Basement

by Dawson Moore

A group of women in a church basement are taken hostage by a sleep-deprived gunman who has come to bring them the new gospel.

A group of women in a church basement are taken hostage by a sleep-deprived gunman who has come to bring them the new gospel.

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The Gun in Saint Margaret's Basement

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  • Jasmine Spiess: The Gun in Saint Margaret's Basement

    This drama highlights the schisms between people and their personal version of "God" in America, even within the same church with a literal gun to their heads. With mass shootings as an all-too-common occurrence in America, it is not surprising that Andrew has found himself at wit's end. There is great irony in an anti-gun activist holding church ladies hostage for an elaborate master plan that will end all the madness. You could cut the tension with a chainsaw and the twists and turns show grace, violence, and changes of heart coming in unexpected moments.

    This drama highlights the schisms between people and their personal version of "God" in America, even within the same church with a literal gun to their heads. With mass shootings as an all-too-common occurrence in America, it is not surprising that Andrew has found himself at wit's end. There is great irony in an anti-gun activist holding church ladies hostage for an elaborate master plan that will end all the madness. You could cut the tension with a chainsaw and the twists and turns show grace, violence, and changes of heart coming in unexpected moments.

  • Jan Probst: The Gun in Saint Margaret's Basement

    In this surprising play, the conflict that arises at a church committee meeting over whether or not it’s proper to sell coffee to raise money for charity is put into perspective when an armed male intruder takes the five women hostage. Proclaiming to be an anti-gun activist while wielding a gun, Andrew believes God is working through him in some great plan. What ensues is a tension-filled drama about faith, the stories we hold as truth, and the use of violence to defend our beliefs.

    In this surprising play, the conflict that arises at a church committee meeting over whether or not it’s proper to sell coffee to raise money for charity is put into perspective when an armed male intruder takes the five women hostage. Proclaiming to be an anti-gun activist while wielding a gun, Andrew believes God is working through him in some great plan. What ensues is a tension-filled drama about faith, the stories we hold as truth, and the use of violence to defend our beliefs.