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Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play 2013

Opened: August 23, 2013

Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play - 2013 Off-Broadway History , Info & More

Playwrights Horizons
416 West 42nd St.(between 9th & 10th Aves) New York, NY 10036

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 nearly a century, following a new civilization stumbling into its future. A paean to live theater, and to the resilience of Bart Simpson through the ages, Mr. Burns is an animated exploration of how the pop culture of one era might evolve into the mythology of another.


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Playwrights Horizons Closes MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY Today
by BWW News Desk - October 20, 2013


Playwrights Horizons presents its New York premiere production of Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play, a new play by Anne Washburn, with music by Obie Award winner Michael Friedman. Directed by Steve Cosson, the Obie Award-winning Artistic Director of The Civilians, Mr. Burns is being presented as the first production of Playwrights Horizons' 2013/2014 Season.

Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of Playwrights Horizons' MR. BURNS
by Jessica Fallon Gordon - September 17, 2013


Playwrights Horizons presents its New York premiere production of Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play, a new play byAnne Washburn, with music by Obie Award winner Michael Friedman. Directed by Steve Cosson, the Obie Award-winning Artistic Director of The Civilians, Mr. Burns is being presented as the first production of Playwrights Horizons' 2013/2014 Season. BroadwayWorld was there for opening night and you can check out photos from the festivities below!

Playwrights Horizons Extends MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY thru Oct 20
by BWW News Desk - September 16, 2013


Due to critical acclaim and popular demand, Playwrights Horizons has announced an extension of its New York premiere production of MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY, a new play by Anne Washburn, with music by Obie Award winner Michael Friedman. Directed by Steve Cosson, the Obie Award-winning Artistic Director of The Civilians, MR. BURNS is being presented as the first production of Playwrights Horizons' 2013/2014 Season.

Review - MR. BURNS: Post-Apocalyptic America Has A Cow
by Michael Dale - September 16, 2013


Anne Washburn's audacious and original drama sees a future where an episode of The Simpsons stands as one of the few remaining examples of pre-Apocalypse art.

Photo Flash: MR. BURNS Opens Tonight at Playwrights Horizons
by BWW News Desk - September 15, 2013


Playwrights Horizons presents the New York Premiere Production of Mr. Burns, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY, a new play by Anne Washburn (The Internationalist), with music by Obie Award winner Michael Friedman (Saved at PH; Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson; the currentLoves' Labours Lost at Shakespeare in the Park), directed by Obie Award winner Steve Cosson (Gone Missing, This Beautiful City, founding Artistic Director of The Civilians). Mr. Burns will be presented as the first production of the theater company's 2013-2014 Season. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Photo Flash: First Look at MR. BURNS at Playwrights Horizons
by BWW News Desk - September 4, 2013


Playwrights Horizons presents the New York Premiere Production of Mr. Burns, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY, a new play by Anne Washburn (The Internationalist), with music by Obie Award winner Michael Friedman (Saved at PH; Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson; the currentLoves' Labours Lost at Shakespeare in the Park), directed by Obie Award winner Steve Cosson (Gone Missing, This Beautiful City, founding Artistic Director of The Civilians). Mr. Burns will be presented as the first production of the theater company's 2013-2014 Season. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play History

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Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play - 2013 Off-Broadway Awards and Nominations

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Year Ceremony Category Nominee
2014 Drama League Awards Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play
2014 The Hewes Awards Hewes Design Award Justin Townsend

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