A reimagined Mother Courage confronting the moral cost of defending gun rights in America.
This new adaptation of Mother Courage and her Children reframes Anna Fierling as a present-day NRA spokesperson, drawing inspiration from the public debate that followed the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Set within a suspended, liminal arena where the audience functions as her own conscience, the piece examines the rhetoric, economics, and personal justification behind the defense of the Second Amendment. As she navigates this internal reckoning, Anna is forced to confront whether her choices stem from conviction or self-interest—and what she is willing to risk to hold on to her position.