Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play

MR. BURNS: a post-electric play by Anne Washburn

Music by Michael Friedman

Lyrics by Anne Washburn

Directed by Deejay Gray

July 15 to Aug. 5 at The Basement

"What will endure when the cataclysm arrives — when the grid fails, society crumbles and we’re faced with the task of rebuilding?"

After the collapse of civilization, a group of survivors shares a campfire and begins to piece together the plot of "The Simpsons" episode "Cape Feare" entirely from memory. Seven years later, this and other snippets of pop culture (sitcom plots, commercials, jingles and pop songs) have become the live entertainment of a post-apocalyptic society, sincerely trying to hold onto its past. Seventy-five years later, these are the myths and legends from which new forms of performance are created.

A love letter to the power of live theatre, and the resilience of Bart Simpson through the ages, MR. BURNS is an animated exploration of how the pop culture of one era might evolve into the mythology of another.

MATT..............................Evan Nasteff

JENNY............................Audra Honaker

MARIA............................Maggie Bavolack

SAM................................Dan Cimo

COLLEEN.......................Heather Falks

GIBSON..........................Chandler Hubbard

QUINCY..........................Jessi Johnson

Direction by Deejay Gray

Musical Direction by Forrest Link

Associate Direction by Phil Vollmer

Scenic Design by Michael Todd

Lighting Design by Ashley Swiger

Costume Design by Emily Atkins

Sound Design by Lucian Restivo

Properties Design by Julia Colpitts

Dramaturgy by Liz Earnest

Production Assistance by Morgan Howard & Darius Robinson

Stage Management by Julia Colpitts

“In a lot of ways, MR. BURNS is the most quintessential TheatreLAB show we’ve ever produced: it features a rousing ensemble, it’s unexpected and evocative, it’s deeply thought-provoking, and it’s a whole hell of lot of fun. In every theatre history class, we learn that theatre started when members of primitive cultures would sit around camp fires sharing stories; in MR. BURNS, the action begins around a campfire with a group of survivors of the apocalypse trying their hardest to remember an episode of 'The Simpsons.' From there, the magic of theatre and storytelling takes over…”

—TheatreLAB Artistic Director, Deejay Gray

TICKET INFORMATION:

General Admission - $30

Group/RAPT/Senior - $20

Student/Teacher - $10

Seating is limited. Make reservations today!

Tickets are now on sale at TheatreLABrva.org.

TheatreLab is Richmond’s home for unexpected & evocative performance. The Basement is located at 300 E. Broad St. in Richmond’s Arts District.