Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play
Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play
Directed by Brian Weaver
*Regional Premiere
ABOUT
Yes, THAT Mr. Burns. Acclaimed playwright Anne Washburn leads us into an unlikely post-catastrophe, post-electricity future in which survivors pass the time recounting episodes from The Simpsons. As they are told, and told, and told again, these snippets from our pop culture become the stuff of epics, myths, and legends. Audiences in the hometown of Simpsons creator Matt Groening (and the city where playwright Washburn spent her college years) are in for a wacky, geeky, unapologetically original theatrical treat.
PRESS
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
- "Downright brilliant…With grand assurance and artistry, Ms. Washburn makes us appreciate anew the profound value of storytelling in and of itself… Mr. Burns…makes the case for theater as the most glorious and durable storyteller of all.” - The New York Times
- "...an intellectual rush, a sense of unexplored theatrical possibility...and the massive pull of shared experience." - The Chicago Tribune
CAST
Tobias Anderson – Sam
Brian Adrian Koch – Matt
Isaac Lamb – Gibson
Cristi Miles – Maria
Jennifer Rowe – Jenny
Kemba Shannon – Colleen
Laura Faye Smith – Quincy
Adriana Bordea, Emma Bridges,
Corinne Gaucher – Understudies
CREATIVE TEAM
Brian Weaver – Director
Peter Ksander – Scenic and Lighting Designer
Ashton Hull – Costume Designer
Rachel Peterson Schmerge – Props Designer
Eric Nordin – Music Director
Steven Cantor – Assistant Music Director
Kemba Shannon – Choreographer
Meredith Matthews– Stage Manager
Thyra Hartshorn – Production Manger
Sarah Gehring – Assistant Director
Kristina Mast – Assistant Stage Manager
Alexandra Deahl – Assistant Set Designer
Ry Burke – Assistant Lighting Designer
Appears as courtesy of Actor's Equity
Portland Playhouse Apprentice Company Member
Former Portland Playhouse Apprentice Company Member
Thank you to our Show Sponsors
Producing Sponsors:
Harold Goldstein & Carol Streeter
Ronni Lacroute
Show Sponsors:
Regional Arts & Culture Council
Work for Art
The Collins Foundation
The Kinsman Foundation
Interested in Getting Involved?
We are always looking for volunteers as well as apprentices, crew members and corporate partnerships.
