What will endure when the apocalypse arrives? Anne Washburn’s enthusiastically acclaimed comedy begins after an apocalyptic nuclear event has permanently taken down the electrical grid. The survivors, a group of strangers, bond and cling to their culture by recounting the infamous “Cape Feare” episode of “The Simpsons.” From this meeting, their memories of the TV show become the basis for shaping a new society as the play travels seven years into Act II, then 75 years into Act III, when today’s pop culture has become a new generation’s mythology. From a bleak rebeginning to a colorful musical finale, Mr. Burns is a wildly inventive exploration of storytelling as the glue that holds us all together.
Content Advisory: This production contains strong language, gun shots and fog.
Run time: 2 hours 15 minutes including one intermission.
Online sales until 4pm for evening performances, 10am for matinees. Call the Box Office at 612.377.2224 for assistance.
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Mr. Burns, a post-electric play
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Date
April 24, 2015 7:30PM
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The Guthrie Theater in a co-production Tickets for this production are not currently available online. Please contact the Box Office at 612.377.2224 for more information.
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!
Content Advisory: This production contains strong language and some gunshot sounds.
Online sales until 4pm for evening performances, 10am for matinees. Call the Box Office at 612.377.2224 for assistance.
ASL: This performance will be interpreted in American Sign Language; if you require use of this service, enter "ASL" in the Promo Code box before selecting seats.
Open Captioning: This performance will be open captioned; if you require use of this service, enter "OC" in the Promo Code box before selecting seats.