Bill and Joan Blake, TV impresarios in Chicago, are making a documentary for PBS. Ten people whose lives have been drastically affected tell their stories. Both sides of the debate are considered.
In "The Shooter," Lee and Nanette Weaver (Bill and Joan Blake) are husband and wife in the throes of producing a PBS documentary for television. Bill is a confident gun-lover and Second Amendment advocate, while Joan is the opposite - reform-minded, equally adamant in favor of increased gun control.
A line up of ten chairs at stage rear, each with a distinctive garment or prop, is a visual hint as to the "The Shooter" format; interviews with individuals, ten in all - five in ACT I and five in ACT II - whose lives have been impacted by gun violence: a Sandy Hook Police Officer, the father of dead first graders, the husband of a slain wife, a US Army veteran Muslim and his family now tormented because of The Pulse shooting in Orlando, a first responder doctor at The AME Church in South Carolina, a clergyman from Parkland FL and a synagogue president from Pittsburgh, PA, and more, all impressively portrayed by Weaver in an amazing series of character portrayals.
Admission $15. Reservations: 904-687-8798
Phone: 904-687-8779
Email: LeeFWeaver@gmail.com
2020/01/05 - 2020/01/05
Additional time info:
Arrive early to order food and drink from menu. Q and A with playwright/actor Weaver following performance. "The Shooter" is a work of fiction.