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a Daughter, and a Gun  Theatre Review by Matthew Murray
Halloween may be over, but there's at least one monster still
stalking Midtown Manhattan. And believe it or not, it's
currently holed up at Dodger Stages, where it's mostly being
held in check by a neurotic woman with a revolver. At the rate
the two of them are going at it, it's only a matter of time
until we're all devoured.  Only in the theatre could being
gnawed on and digested by such a frightening beast be a
desirable, even a pleasurable experience. But it's far and away
the best part about Barra Grant's new play A Mother, a Daughter,
and a Gun, which is in every other way as obvious and creative
as its title.  Yes, the pistol-packing daughter, Jessica (Veanne
Cox), is technically at the center of the action. But it's her
mother, Beatrice, who steals the spotlight from her with the
same determination she unwittingly ruins her life. That you end
up siding with the devil in this particul