what we believe and trying to
believe is preventing us from
finding the middle ground that
we actually have,” explains Lewis. “I think there are some fundamental things that we have
in common and some sensible
things that we can do to make
our world safer without taking
everybody’s guns away, which
is the watch word of the farthest
right. That’s what they think gun
control is trying to do and I don’t
think that’s true.”
It’s clear that Lewis has struggled
with this issue for years. She may
even have been struggling with
it before her husband died, as
she watched gun tragedies come
across the news. A long time ago,
a tragedy might have made the 6
o’clock evening news but today’s
tragedies become 24/7 stories on
cable tv for weeks.
In her play she tries to look at
the issue from all sides. Lewis
says she doesn’t write plays
about subjects she knows about;
she writes plays about the things
she’s struggling to figure out.
Her character asks the audience,
“How many of you have ever
lived 50 miles away from law enforcement?” and laughs at a list
Directed by
Laura Ekstrand
The Oakes Center
120 Morris Avenue
Summit, NJ
908-514-9654
www.DreamcatcherRep.org
With
Julie Chen*
André DeSandies
Noreen Farley
Scott McGowan*
Janet Sales
Jason Szamreta*
*member Actors’ Equity
February 12 - March 1
New Jersey Premiere!
“A frisky new comedy”
-The New York Times
“Smart, hilarious,
riveting”
-The New Yorker
Tickets: $35
Students and Seniors $30
800-838-3006
dreamcatcherrep.org
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