

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: TheatreMidwest presents *THE GUN SHOW* at Simpson College
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 02 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: TheatreMidwest and Simpson Productions present a touring performance of *THE GUN SHOW*, by EM Lewis. One night only! Monday, March 2, at 7:00 pm in Barnum Studio Theatre, Indianola, IA.  Free admission; seating is limited--pre-reservation is strongly encouraged.
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?”

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

KATIE BRADEN, Simpson College Alum ('02) and veteran award-winning professional stage and film actor, plays “The Playwright.” Former Simpson Productions Guest Artist, nationally recognized one-woman-show expert, and long-time professional actor and director, Karen Eterovich, directed the production.

https://www.theatremidwest.org/the-gun-show.html
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/indianola/theatremidwest-presents-the-gun-show-at-simpson-college/200029670115914
- **Event Categories**: gun-shows, art, theatre, sports, comedy, entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 14

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.theatremidwest.org/the-gun-show.html?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=indianola-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Indianola
- **state**: IA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Blank Performing Arts Center
- **lat**: 41.36531598624
- **long**: -93.567272048102
- **full address**: Blank Performing Arts Center, 513 North D Street,Indianola, Iowa, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: TheatreMidwest (https://allevents.in/org/theatremidwest/14729281)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Mon, 02 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Blank Performing Arts Center, 513 North D Street,Indianola, Iowa, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** TheatreMidwest
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** gun-shows, art, theatre, sports, comedy, entertainment
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about TheatreMidwest presents *THE GUN SHOW* at Simpson College ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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