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SUMMARY: Mr. Burns\, a post-electric play
DESCRIPTION: By Anne Washburn. Directed by Larisse Campbell. What will surv
 ive when the lights go out?
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <p>[caption id="attachment_23945" align="alig
 ncenter" width="715"]<img class="wp-image-23945 size-full" src="https://thf
 l.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2025/06/mr-burns-banner.jpg" 
 alt="" width="715" height="402" /> Artwork by Jonathan Wood[/caption]</p><h
 1><b><i><span data-contrast="none">Mr. Burns\, a post-electric play </span>
 </i></b><i><span data-contrast="none"> </span></i><span data-ccp-props="{"1
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 </h1><h4><span data-contrast="auto">by Anne Washburn</span><span data-ccp-p
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 ><br /></span><span data-contrast="auto">Score by Michael Friedman</span><s
 pan data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false\,"134233118":false\,"335559738":0\,"
 335559739":0}"><br /></span><span data-contrast="auto">Lyrics by Anne Washb
 urn</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false\,"134233118":false\,"335
 559738":0\,"335559739":0}"><br /></span><span data-contrast="none">Directed
  by Larisse Campbell (MFA Candidate) </span><span data-ccp-props="{"1342331
 17":false\,"134233118":false\,"335559738":0\,"335559739":0}"><br /></span><
 span data-contrast="none">November 19–December 6\, 2025 </span><br /><span 
 data-contrast="auto">Frederic Wood Theatre </span></h4><p><span data-contra
 st="none">In the near future\, after the collapse of society as we know it\
 , survivors gather around a campfire\, trying to recall the <em>Simpsons</e
 m> episode “Cape </span><span data-contrast="none">Feare</span><span data-c
 ontrast="none">”\, seeking solace and entertainment. As time passes\, that 
 half-remembered episode\, plus other fragments of pop culture\, becomes the
  unlikely foundation for new forms of performance and a means of preserving
  the memory of a world long gone. Blending dark comedy\, music\, and theatr
 ical experimentation\, </span><i><span data-contrast="none">Mr. Burns\, a p
 ost-electric play</span></i><span data-contrast="none"> is a uniquely imagi
 native exploration of pop culture\, storytelling\, and what endures.</span>
 <span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false\,"134233118":false\,"335559738":0\
 ,"335559739":0}"> </span></p><p>[buttons][button link_text="Book Now" link_
 url="https://tickets.ubc.ca/online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArtic
 le=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=4B9B6B0E-105B-41D0-B0F7
 -14229F3DA003"][/buttons]</p><h3>Schedule</h3><p><b><span data-contrast="au
 to">Preview</span></b><br /><span data-contrast="auto">Wednesday\, November
  19</span><br /><span data-contrast="auto">7:30 pm</span><span data-ccp-pro
 ps="{}"> </span></p><p><b><span data-contrast="auto">Opening Night</span></
 b><br /><span data-contrast="auto">Thursday\, November 20</span><br /><span
  data-contrast="auto">7:30 pm</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p><
 p><strong><a href="https://thfl.cms.arts.ubc.ca/news/join-us-at-an-alumni-n
 ight-this-season/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alumni Night</a><br /></s
 trong>Friday\, November 21<br />7:30 pm</p><p><b><span data-contrast="auto"
 >Talkback</span></b><br /><span data-contrast="auto">Wednesday\, November 2
 6</span><br /><span data-contrast="auto">7:30 pm</span><span data-ccp-props
 ="{}"> </span></p><p><b><span data-contrast="auto">Performances</span></b><
 br /><span data-contrast="auto">Wednesday\, November 19–Saturday\, December
  6</span><br /><span data-contrast="auto">7:30 pm</span><span data-ccp-prop
 s="{}"> </span></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">No performances on Sundays
 \, Mondays\, or Tuesdays</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p><p><st
 rong>Ancillary Events </strong></p><p><a href="https://theatrefilm.ubc.ca/e
 vents/event/mr-burns-a-post-electric-social/" target="_blank" rel="noopener
 ">Mr. Burns\, a post-electric social</a><br />Tuesday\, November 25<br />7:
 30 pm<br />Talk with Dr. Christine Evans\, Trivia\, and Costume Party!</p><
 p><a href="https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0HgcG6kABLOuwqW" targe
 t="_blank" rel="noopener">Tarot for the Post-Apocalypse</a><br />Thursday\,
  November 27<br />2–4 pm<br />Peña Room\, IKBLC 301<br />A free facilitated
  workshop for creating tarot designed to navigate climate change presented 
 in partnership with UBC Pop Culture and Comics Studies Cluster for UBC Clim
 ate Emergency Week and UBC THRIVE month</p><p><a href="https://ubc.ca1.qual
 trics.com/jfe/form/SV_719KnvohwzNL9nE" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Game 
 Creation for Climate Change with The Simpsons</a><br />December 4<br />1-4 
 pm<br />Peña Room\, IKBLC 301<br />A free facilitated workshop. How do we t
 ransform a story into a world you can play in? Presented in partnership wit
 h UBC Pop Culture and Comics Studies Cluster for UBC Climate Emergency Week
  and UBC THRIVE month</p><h3 aria-level="3"><span data-contrast="none">Loca
 tion</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false\,"134233118":false\,"13
 4245418":true\,"134245529":true\,"201341983":0\,"335557856":16777215\,"3355
 59738":300\,"335559739":300\,"335559740":540}"> </span></h3><p><span data-c
 ontrast="auto">Frederic Wood Theatre</span><br /><span data-contrast="auto"
 >6354 Crescent Rd\, Vancouver\, BC V6T 1Z2</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">
  </span></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">We acknowledge that the UBC Vanco
 uver campus is situated within the traditional\, ancestral and unceded terr
 itory of the Musqueam.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span><span data-c
 cp-props="{}"> </span></p><h3 aria-level="2"><span data-contrast="none">Tic
 ket Prices</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true\,"134245529":true\
 ,"335559738":160\,"335559739":80}"> </span></h3><p><span data-contrast="aut
 o">Adult: $27 Senior: $20 Student: $13</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </s
 pan></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">Preview: $11 (all types) </span><br /
 ><span data-contrast="auto">(All fees\, service charges\, and taxes include
 d)</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p><p>[buttons][button link_tex
 t="Book Now" link_url="https://tickets.ubc.ca/online/default.asp?doWork::WS
 content::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=4B9B6
 B0E-105B-41D0-B0F7-14229F3DA003"][/buttons]</p><p>[accordions collapsible=t
 rue active=false][accordion title="Audience Advisory"]Content: Themes of vi
 olence\, sexual content\, and coarse language[/accordion][/accordions]</p><
 p><span data-contrast="none">For any questions\, please contact our box off
 ice: 604.822.6835 or box.office@ubc.ca.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"13423
 3117":false\,"134233118":false\,"335559738":0\,"335559739":0}"> </span></p>
 <p>[accordions collapsible=true active=false][accordion title="Director's N
 otes"]In Mr. Burns: a Post-electric Play\, playwright Anne Washburn sets ou
 t to explore what pop culture might live on in the event of an apocalypse. 
 It’s a fun premise\, but given the events of the past 5 years\, Mr. Burns d
 oesn’t feel as far-fetched a future possibility as it may have when it was 
 written in 2012.</p><p>When I first encountered this play\, I found it sign
 ificant that Washburn never reveals what caused the catastrophe that sets o
 ff a nuclear disaster across America\, but instead looks beyond what has ha
 ppened and asks us to reckon with bigger questions: How do we define oursel
 ves as a society in the face of unthinkable tragedy? How does one rebuild a
  community when everything is gone? What becomes sacred to those who surviv
 e?</p><p>Her answer: Storytelling.</p><p>In Mr. Burns\, the characters are 
 forced to make sense of the unknowable\, and they do so by sharing stories.
  The content of the main story these characters tell\, the “Cape Feare” epi
 sode of The Simpsons\, is less important than the act of recalling and perf
 orming it together. We travel through time with this community from shortly
  after the disaster in Act 1\, to seven years later in Act 2 and then jump 
 75 years into the future in Act 3. This story becomes the thread connecting
  the great Before and After for this community of survivors.</p><p>It is no
 t necessary to know the details of that Simpsons episode\, because at the h
 eart of this play is the knowledge that storytelling\, any storytelling\, i
 s as legitimate a means of survival as knowing how to light a fire or banda
 ge a wound. Mr. Burns reminds us that stories told around a campfire can en
 dure into the future\, becoming mythic and sacred to those who experience t
 hem. Nothing is truly permanent\, but the things we value from the past wil
 l always echo into the future. There is power and joy in connecting through
  art\, theatre and storytelling.</p><p>Like so many of my favourite plays\,
  Mr. Burns asks more questions than it answers. There is so much more to sa
 y about this play\, but that is not the task we have been given. We are sim
 ply here to share in this story together. I hope you will re-tell it to oth
 ers\, as you reckon with what it all means for you. Enjoy!</p><p><strong>La
 risse Campbell</strong><br />Director[/accordion][/accordions]</p><h2>Credi
 ts</h2><p>[accordions collapsible=true active=false][accordion title="Cast"
 ]<br />Sam\, Lisa\, Bart <strong>Ava Albaisa</strong><br />Colleen\, Itchy\
 , Shades of Springfield <strong>Cassandra Billy</strong><br />1st Agent\, M
 arge\, Scratchy\, Shades of Springfield <strong>Riya Chahal</strong><br />G
 ibson\, Sideshow Bob\, Mr. Burns <strong>Kyle Deslippe</strong><br />Matt\,
  Homer <strong>Matthew Jin</strong><br />Jenny\, Marge <strong>Japnaam Kaur
 </strong><br />Maria\, 2nd Agent\, Edna\, Shades of Springfield <strong>Isa
 bel Salazar</strong><br />Quincy\, Bart\, Lisa <strong>Fiona Silvis</strong
 > [/accordion][/accordions]</p><p>[accordions collapsible=true active=false
 ][accordion title="Creative Team"]Director <strong>Larisse Campbell<br /></
 strong>Musical Director <strong>Mishelle Cuttler</strong><br />Assistant Di
 rector <strong>Rose Ranger</strong><br />Scenic Design <strong>Stella Chen<
 /strong><br />Asst. Scenic Design <strong>Stephanie Zheng</strong>\, <stron
 g>Hana Yoneyama</strong>\, <strong>Catrina Albee</strong><br />Costume Desi
 gn <strong>Lauren Rankin</strong><br />Asst. Costume Design <strong>Emma Mc
 Donald</strong>\, <strong>Willow Tiessen</strong><br />Lighting Design <str
 ong>Maddie Steppler</strong><br />Asst. Lighting Design <strong>Sylena Wong
 </strong><br />Sound Design <strong>Jonah Marshall</strong><br />Asst. Soun
 d Design & Operation <strong>Stacey Kok</strong>\, <strong>Emma Hamilton</s
 trong><br />Stage Manager <strong>Sydney Klose</strong><br />Asst. Stage Ma
 nagers <strong>Emily L Nash</strong>\, <strong>Naina Sharma</strong><br />A
 SM Lav Tech <strong>Camila Newton</strong><br />ASM Swing <strong>Jenna (Ha
 jung) Lee</strong> [/accordion][/accordions]</p><p>[accordions collapsible=
 true active=false][accordion title="Crew"]Head Scenic Artist <strong>Eunson
 g Huh</strong><br />Asst. Scenic Artist <strong>Nia Chauhan</strong><br />P
 roduction Assistant <strong>Elizabeth Cho</strong><br />Head Electrician <s
 trong>Catrina Albee</strong><br />LX Board Operators <strong>Galen Leftwich
 </strong></p><p><strong>Scenic Build Crew</strong><br /><span class="a_GcMg
  font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-dec
 oration-none text-strikethrough-none">Nia Chauhan\, Stella Chen\, Heyjun Ch
 oy\, Camila Newton\, Olivia Niese\, Marília Saito\, Summer Xu\, Hana Yoneya
 ma</span></p><p><strong>Costume Build Crew</strong><br /><span class="a_GcM
 g font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-de
 coration-none text-strikethrough-none">Diego Camacho\, Leah Liu\, Emma McDo
 nald\, Summer Xu\, Cara Zhang</span></p><p><strong>Run Crew<br /></strong><
 span class="a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature
 -calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none">Krista Ellis\, Leaf
  Jiang\, Taryn Jiang\, Kaia Love\, Coco Qian\, Serena Wang\, Ella Xu</span>
 </p><p><strong>Paint Crew<br /></strong><span class="a_GcMg font-feature-li
 ga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none tex
 t-strikethrough-none">Leah Liu\, Marília Saito\, Sylena Wong\, Stephanie Zh
 eng Feng<br /></span></p><p><strong>Props Build Crew</strong><br /><span cl
 ass="a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-o
 ff text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none">Diego Camacho\, Nia Chuhan
 \, Eunseong Huh\, Leaf Jiang\, Emma McDonald\, Japer Oberst\, Marília Saito
 \, Willow Tiessen\, Summer Xu</span></p><p><strong>Lighting Crew<br /></str
 ong><span class="a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-fe
 ature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none">Catrina Albee\
 , Stacey Kok\, Galen Leftwich\, Logan Soong</span> [/accordion][/accordions
 ]</p><p>[accordions collapsible=true active=false][accordion title="Faculty
  Advisors"]Department Head <strong>Kirsty Johnson</strong><br />Direction <
 strong>Tom Scholte</strong><br />Scenic Design <strong>Emily Dotson</strong
 >\, <strong>Patrick Rizzotti</strong><br />Run Crew <strong>Madeleine Molga
 t Laurin</strong><br />Scenic Paint <strong>Lorraine West</strong><br />Lig
 hting Design<strong> Jeff Harrison</strong><br />Sound Design <strong>Patri
 ck Parra Pennefather</strong><br />Costume Design <strong>Jacqueline Firkin
 s</strong><br />Stage Management <strong>Susan Miyagashima</strong><br />Ac
 ting <strong>Jonathan Seinen</strong><br />Movement <strong>Leora Morris</s
 trong><br />Voice <strong>Alana Hawley Purvis</strong><br />Fight Choreogra
 phy <strong>Mike Kovac</strong>\, <strong>Sylvie La Riviere</strong><br />I
 ntimacy <strong>Natasha Martina</strong> [/accordion][/accordions]</p><p>[a
 ccordions collapsible=true active=false][accordion title="Staff"]Academic A
 dvisor <strong>Mia Booth</strong><br />Production Manager <strong>Borja Bro
 wn</strong><br />Film Program Administrator <strong>Sarah Crauder</strong><
 br />Administrator <strong>Cam Cronin</strong><br />Assistant to the Head <
 strong>Kirsten Dougans</strong><br />Head of Wardrobe <strong>Jodi Jacyk</s
 trong><br />Audience Services Manager <strong>Tony Koelwyn</strong><br />He
 ad of Properties <strong>Amy Harris</strong><br />Asst. Wardrobe <strong>Tr
 eena Hollands</strong><br />Film Collections Coordinator <strong>Dmitri Len
 nikov</strong><br />Film Program Technician <strong>Stuart MacFarlane</stro
 ng><br />Grad Student Support <strong>Hilary McKee</strong><br />Stage & Li
 ghting Specialist (Sound) <strong>Ryan Murcar</strong><br />Communications 
 Specialist <strong>Linda Pitt</strong><br />Department Secretary <strong>Ka
 ren Tong</strong><br />Technical Director (Set) <strong>Jeremy Vreeken</str
 ong> [/accordion][/accordions]</p><p>[accordions collapsible=true active=fa
 lse][accordion title="Student Staff Support"]Costume Assistants <strong>Lau
 ren Rankin</strong>\, <strong>Willow Thiesen</strong><br />Properties Assis
 tant <strong>Marília Saito</strong>\, <strong>Willow Thiesen</strong><br />
 Communications Assistant <strong>Carlett Decker</strong>[/accordion][/accor
 dions]</p><p>[accordions collapsible=true active=false][accordion title="Cr
 eative Collaborators"]Graphic Designer <strong>Jonathan Wood</strong><br />
 Photographer <strong>Javier R. Sotres</strong><br />Pawduction Assistants <
 strong>Gracie</strong>\, <strong>Lolo</strong>\, <strong>Maccabee</strong>\
 , <strong>Oz</strong>\, <strong>Seamus</strong>\, <strong>Teddy</strong>\, 
 <strong>Vegemite </strong>[/accordion][/accordions]</p><p>[accordions colla
 psible=true active=false][accordion title="Special Acknowledgements"]The Ar
 ts Club Theatre Company\, The Cultch\, Mark Carter & VanStage\, Sarah Adams
 \, Vegas Donuts[/accordion][/accordions]</p><p>[buttons][button link_text="
 View the house program" link_url="https://thfl.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/u
 ploads/sites/21/2025/06/Mr-Burns-House-Program-4.pdf"][/buttons]</p>
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