SMSU Theatre welcomes TheatreMidwest for a touring performance of The Gun Show, by EM Lewis. One night only! Thursday, April 17 at 7:30 pm in the SMSU Black Box Theatre (Fine Arts 112). Free admission; seating is limited. Pre-reservation is strongly encouraged at this link: https://www.theatremidwest.org/the-gun-show.html

Award-winning playwright E.M. Lewis tells the story of America’s relationship with guns through the prism of her own personal experiences. She starts during her youth in a rural farming community where she learns about guns from her dad, has her first date with a special person at a shooting range, and then, as life’s journey takes her to ‘big cities’ like Los Angeles and New York, finds herself in more complicated, less upbeat, and sometimes dangerous, gun situations. Using a light, often hilarious touch, Lewis takes us across the wide social and political terrain of America’s most dangerous pastime with brutal honesty and keen understanding. Leaning neither right nor left, The Gun Show jumps into the middle of the gun control debate and asks, “Can we just have a conversation about this?” The audience is invited to stay after the performance for a conversation with the actor and producer.

PLEASE NOTE: While it’s mostly a comedy, this production includes discussions about and theatricalized interpretations of robbery, gun violence, and suicide.