Monday, April 09, 2018

The Scoundrel & Scamp Theatre presents Mr. Burns, a post-electric play

From: The Scoundrel & Scamp Theatre <director@scoundrelandscamp.org>
Sent: Monday, April 9, 2018 11:51 AM
Subject: Mr. Burns, a post-electric play Opens This Weekend!

The Scoundrel & Scamp Theatre presents

Mr. Burns

"Equal Parts Brecht and Bart, Homer and the other Homer..."
—Vulture Magazine

What Happens to Art after the Apocalypse?

"I think I can handle anything if I know what it is. I just can't manage the dread." –Maria, Act I

At the start of Anne Washburn's Mr. Burns, a post-electric play, something has gone terribly wrong. Catastrophic events have led to a total loss of electricity, nuclear meltdown, and a breakdown of society as we know it. As people flee from coastal city centers, a group of survivors meet around a campfire and do what humans have always done – tell a story, in this case, the "Cape Feare" episode of The Simpsons.

Seven years later, the survivors take their live re-enactment of the episode complete with commercials on a national tour via horse and cart.

Seventy-five years later, the episode has become a highly stylized musical battle between good and evil. The New York Times compares Mr. Burns to Boccaccio's The Decameron and the grand musical finale is described by Vulture Magazine as "equal parts Brecht and Bart, Homer and the other Homer."

Mr. Burns, a post-electric play by Anne Washburn won the 2014 Drama League Award for Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play.

Performance Schedule
Thursday, April 12th @ 7:30 p.m. (preview)
Friday, April 13 @7:30 p.m. (opening)
Saturday, April 14 @ 7:30 p.m.
Sunday April 15 @ 2:00 p.m.

Thursday, April 19 @ 2:00 p.m.
Friday, April 20 @ 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 21 @ 2:00 p.m. & 7:30
Sunday, April 22 @ 2:00 p.m. (closing)

Tickets range from $15 - $28. Group Discounts Available.

Direction by Claire Marie Mannle
Music Direction by Lisa Otey
Starring Julia Balestracci, Gabriella De Brequet, Adam Denoyer, Lance Guzman, Sean Patrick, Leah Taylor, Jeanne Torres and Anton Faynberg on piano.

Mr. Burns, a post-electric play only runs two weekends! Buy your tickets online or call our Box Office at (520) 448-3300. As a bonus, at the show this weekend, we will be announcing our 2018-19 season. Join us and be the first to know what we're up to!