Barbara Major

A new play written and directed by Sarah Germain Lilly

Monday, March 23, 2026 at 7:00 PM
CINO THEATER

FREE

$5 Suggested Donation

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THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY
155 First Avenue (between 9th & 10th Street)
New York, NY 10003
Directions

Barbara Major is inspired by George Bernard Shaw’s Major Barbara and the true story of a small town businessman from Maine who developed and manufactures the Bushmaster assault rifle. Shaw’s play addresses capitalism, its dependence on war, and the moral underpinnings of society through a family conflict between an international arms industrialist and his daughter who is a Salvation Army Major. Barbara Major addresses the crisis of gun violence in America through the conflict between an American gun manufacturer and his daughter, a community violence interrupter. Michael Shaft, a wealthy US gunmaker, wishes to secure his legacy and transfer his business concern to an heir who will follow the path he has forged. His daughter Barbara wants nothing more than peace in American cities, guns off the streets and a country where children are safe in their schools and neighborhoods.

CAST
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Bio
Sarah Germain Lilly is a passionate theater artist and activist who developed her career starting in the 1980’s at Theater for the New City. As an Off-off Broadway producer and New York City teacher, Sarah has directed Enough Plays to End Gun Violence from 2022 to present. She was recently honored with other Director Producers at the 2025 Love N Courage Gala for Theater for the New City. Sarah is a Brooklyn Arts Council Grant recipient for her program Singing Social Justice and recently produced and directed an excerpt from Barbara Major, her first play, at Flatbush Community Theater. She is an ally with Gays Against Guns and produces a podcast called Radio GAG: The Gays Against Guns Show.