Bringing the audience into the play that far, is insane at best.. a BIG no-no...
That director should be quietly beaten to a pulp in a dimly lit alley, and have his head shoved into a toilet, and the thing flushed a couple times, to wake him up to a little reality and common decency... Pointing a gun at the audience would have cut and scared a few minds.. and maybe brought back some serious bad memories for some who had been assaulted with a weapon.. and could have even made a few of the audience mess themselves in their seats.. and as well could have even caused an untimely heart attack... The audience is there for entertainment, not to be bullied... That idiot was screwing with people's lives there... You gotta know your limitations, and the audience's limitations...