Little Lake Opens ‘Mr. Burns, A Post Electric Play (Thurs., 11/2/23)

MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY (comedy) by Anne Washburn. Little Lake Theatre. November 2 – 19. 

The cast of ‘Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play’ will be lighting up the stage this month in Little Lake’s production. (Photo: Hawk Photography and Multimedia LLC)

What if the apocalypse comes and Western culture is kept alive mainly by a group of survivors who re-enact, from memory, an episode of “The Simpsons”? Specifically, the “Cape Feare” episode, which parodies the 1962 movie Cape Fear and its 1991 remake? Furthermore, what if the practice of re-enacting gets passed along to future generations, mutating as it grows, to enlighten the post-apocalyptic world? There you have the plot of Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play. Adding to the intrigue are these odd facts: New York playwright Anne Washburn and a team of actors devised the initial concept in an empty bank vault deep under Wall Street. And, although Mr. Burns is a comedy, critics have praised it for its levels of serious meaning, upon which they have commented at length. The play premiered in 2012 in Washington, D.C. and was first staged in Pittsburgh by 12 Peers Theater. Now, at a time when cultural relevance is more relevant than ever, Little Lake Theatre brings Mr. Burns to life in the living flesh. 7:30 p.m. 500 Lakeside Drive South, Canonsburg. (M.V.) 

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