of Gun Safety Tips found on the
Internet. Mostly, the play tries to
frame the conversation as seen
from various parts of the country
from the feeling of protection
desired by rural areas and the
recreational fun of shooting to
their abuse by criminals.
“Right now, the whole conversation seems to be between the
granola-eating, Whole-FoodsShopping, Rachel Maddow-listening, liberal pink lefties… and
the gun-toting, Palin-voting, redwhite-and-booyah conservative
card-carrying NRA members, as if
there is nobody in between who
New Jersey Stage
has mixed feelings about the
whole thing,” says her character.
“I would love to help facilitate real conversation between
people who have felt like they
couldn’t talk to each other,
whether that be a husband and
wife in the same house or two
people who are Republican and
Democrat who have not felt like
they could open up with each
other,” said Lewis.
During the play’s initial run in
Chicago, where it premiered last
July, the theatre had a moderated
conversation with the audience
after every performance. The
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