Mr Burns: A Post-Electric Play

VCUarts Theatre was excited to present Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play from February 27th to March 1st,  2026. 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.

View the “Mr Burns” playbill to see the full company.

Director: Paul Takacs

Choreographer: Paul Dandridge

Scenic Design: Casey Lockledge

Costume Design: Sam French

Lighting Design: Wyatt Moffett

Sound Design/Original Composition: Justice Craig

Production Stage Manager: Jannah Fawzy