Photo Flash: New Shots from MR. BURNS, A POST ELECTRIC PLAY at Capital Stage

Capital Stage launches its 11th Season: BRAVE NEW WORLD with Anne Washburn's MR. BURNS, A POST ELECTRIC PLAY. The show runs now through October 4. BroadwayWorld has brand-new production shots below, plus click here for more!

MR. BURNS is a celebration of storytelling, and will be directed by Michael Stevenson (IDEATION, CLYBOURNE PARK, MAURITIUS, ERRATICA, and LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES). This production will also mark the beginning of Stevenson's tenure as Producing Artistic Director at Capital Stage.

What will endure when the cataclysm arrives, when the grid fails, society crumbles, and we're faced with the task of rebuilding? Anne Washburn's imaginative dark comedy propels us forward to a post-apocalyptic world, where a group of strangers bond by recreating the infamous "Cape Feare" episode of The Simpsons. From this fortuitous meeting, distant memories of "Marge" and "Homer" become the basis for shaping a new society as the play travels decades into the future. MR. BURNS... is both a marvelous meta-tribute to the iconic first-family of contemporary pop-culture, and a celebration of the power of generational storytelling. WINNER - 2015 Whiting Award. NOMINEE - 2014 Drama League Award for Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play.

MR. BURNS, A POST ELECTRIC PLAY will be directed by Michael Stevenson (IDEATION, CLYBOURNE PARK, MAURITIUS, ERRATICA, and LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES) and will mark not only the first production of Capital Stage's 11th Season, but Stevenson's debut as Producing Artistic Director as well. The cast will feature Kirk Blackinton (IN THE NEXT ROOM OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY), Elizabeth Holzman (4000 MILES, TRIBES), Jouni Kirjola (CapStage debut), John P. Lamb (MAURITIUS), Tiffanie Mack (CapStage debut), Dena Martinez (CapStage debut), Katie Rubin (HUNTER GATHERERS, IN THE NEXT ROOM OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY, THE NORTH PLAN), and Amanda Salazar (CapStage debut).

The production team will include Danielle Mercado (assistant director), David Taylor (musical director), Jonathan Williams (scenic design), Steve Decker (lighting design), Ed Lee (sound design), Gail Russell (costume design), and Shannon Mahoney (choreographer).

Tickets are currently available at the Capital Stage Box Office, by phone at 916-995-5464, or online at capstage.org.

Photo Credit: Charr Crail

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