MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY
by Ann Washburn
Music by Michael Friedman
Lyrics by Ann Washburn
What happens to pop culture after the fall of human civilization?
What about 7 years after the fall?
Or even 75 years?
MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY, endeavors to find out. When nuclear power plants across the country begin to “go up,” a group of survivors share a campfire and begin to piece together the plot of "The Simpsons" episode "Cape Feare" entirely from memory. 7 years later, this and other snippets of pop culture (sitcom plots, commercials, jingles, and pop songs) have become the live entertainment of a post-apocalyptic society, sincerely trying to hold onto its past. 75 years later, they become the myths and legends from which new forms of performance are created.
ANYTHING GOES!
(1987 Lincoln Center Revival version)
Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter
Book by Guy Bolton and PG Wodehouse (rev. 1987 John Weidman and Timothy Crouse)
With disguises, ploys, confessions, mistaken identities, and marriage proposals, all done to the fantastic music of Cole Porter, this madcap classic of American musical theatre proves that in the pursuit of love, anything goes!
24 Hr Play Festival 2019
Back for our third year, the 24Hr Play Festival is a highlight of the GHSTA Season!
by Ann Washburn
Music by Michael Friedman
Lyrics by Ann Washburn
What happens to pop culture after the fall of human civilization?
What about 7 years after the fall?
Or even 75 years?
MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY, endeavors to find out. When nuclear power plants across the country begin to “go up,” a group of survivors share a campfire and begin to piece together the plot of "The Simpsons" episode "Cape Feare" entirely from memory. 7 years later, this and other snippets of pop culture (sitcom plots, commercials, jingles, and pop songs) have become the live entertainment of a post-apocalyptic society, sincerely trying to hold onto its past. 75 years later, they become the myths and legends from which new forms of performance are created.
ANYTHING GOES!
(1987 Lincoln Center Revival version)
Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter
Book by Guy Bolton and PG Wodehouse (rev. 1987 John Weidman and Timothy Crouse)
With disguises, ploys, confessions, mistaken identities, and marriage proposals, all done to the fantastic music of Cole Porter, this madcap classic of American musical theatre proves that in the pursuit of love, anything goes!
24 Hr Play Festival 2019
Back for our third year, the 24Hr Play Festival is a highlight of the GHSTA Season!