VCUarts Theatre is excited to present Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play. Anne Washburn’s Mr. Burns is a meditation on the power of storytelling and oral traditions. Set in a world after a mysterious cataclysm has brought about the end of America as we know it, survivors initially gather around a campfire and try to entertain one another by sharing from memory, the story of their favorite Simpsons episode. Seven years later a post apocalyptic acting troupe looks to mount a performance of that very same episode and 75 years later the story and its reenactment have now become a quasi-religious ritual. Mr. Burns asks how we might be defined by the very stories that we tell.
Performances are February 26 – March 1 at the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts (922 Park Ave Richmond, VA 23284).
Performances:
- Thursday, February 26 at 7:30 p.m.
- Friday, February 27 at 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday, February 28 at 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
- Sunday, March 1 at 3 p.m.
Tickets and available at bit.ly/vcutheatretix
