March 31, 2015, Tuesday - 'Mr. Burns, a post-electric play' opens at The Guthrie

Time: 7:30pm

Location: Guthrie Theater, McGuire Proscenium, 818 Second Street South

The Guthrie Theater in a co-production with American Conservatory Theater presents Mr. Burns, a post-electric play
 by Anne Washburn
 score by Michael Friedman
 lyrics by Anne Washburn
 directed by Mark Rucker

What will endure when the apocalypse arrives? Anne Washburn’s imaginative dark comedy begins immediately after the fall of civilization with a group of people trying to recreate the iconic “Cape Feare” episode of “The Simpsons.” Seven years later, the same clan is recounting episodes of the show professionally. Flash forward 75 years, and the story is told in an entirely different way. A paean to live theater, and to the resilience of Bart Simpson through the ages, Mr. Burns is an exploration of how the pop culture of one era might evolve into the mythology of another. The New York Times named Mr. Burns one of the Top Ten Plays of 2013, saying it will “leave you dizzy with the scope and dazzle of its ideas.” Time magazine called the play “both scary and sweet, funny but dead serious, unique and wonderfully theatrical.” Don’t miss the play everyone will be talking about this season!