Mr. Burns, a post-electric play

By Anne Washburn

Directed by Dr. C. Austin Hill

November 17-20, 2021

Anne Washburn’s imaginative dark comedy propels us from the “very near future” (or maybe yesterday) forward nearly a century, following a new civilization stumbling into its future. After the collapse of civilization, a group of survivors share a campfire and begin to pass the time and calm their nerves by piecing 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.