Mr. Burns, a Post-electric Play

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Writers: Anne Washburn

Context

Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play was originally developed with The Civilians, a theater company dedicated to creative investigations into the most vital questions of the present. Playwright Anne Washburn wanted to explore the question, “What would happen to a pop culture narrative pushed past the fall of civilization?” The Civilians commissioned the project in the summer of 2008, granting Washburn a one-week workshop with members of the company. Unlike a traditional workshop, Washburn gathered the actors and instructed them to recount Simpsons episodes from memory. Much of the dialogue in the

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