Fwd: AUDITION FOR MR. BURNS: A POST ELECTRIC PLAY!
Audrey Thorne
From: Connie Zhao <kzh...@college.harvard.edu>
Date: Fri, Aug 31, 2018 at 4:17 PM
Subject: AUDITION FOR MR. BURNS: A POST ELECTRIC PLAY!
To: leverett-bun...@lists.fas.harvard.edu
Cc: Burns Post-Electric <burns2...@gmail.com>
AUDITION FOR MR. BURNS: A POST ELECTRIC PLAY
Are you interested in border culture? Do you enjoy the Simpsons? Do you think about rebuilding society after nuclear apocalypse? Are you interested in acting in what the New York Times called the 4th greatest American play of the past 25 years?”
If the answer to one of these questions is a “yes,” come audition for Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play!
TEATRO is seeking a diverse and creative team to work together to produce what is sure to be a one-of-a-kind production. All are invited to audition, and no prior preparation is necessary except a recommended 30 second song excerpt of your choice! Audition times are:
Tuesday, 9/4 6-9 PM at Farkas Stage
Wednesday, 9/5 6-9 PM at Loeb RRC
Thursday, 9/6 6-9 PM at Farkas 203
Friday, 9/7 6-9 PM at Loeb RRC
ABOUT THE PLAY
Hailed by The New York Times as the fourth greatest American play of the past twenty-five years, Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play examines how stories and cultures evolve in wake of catastrophe. Following a nuclear apocalypse, a group of survivors on the U.S./Mexican border attempts to remember the past by retelling an old episode of The Simpsons ("Cape Feare"). Soon their retellings take on the form of a traveling theater troupe and–generations later–a full length operetta retelling of “Cape Feare” that is at once Greek Tragedy, Gilbert and Sullivan, and a Latin dance party, all speaking to the power of storytelling to help us survive.
Written by Anne Washburn
Directed by Nick Hornedo
Stage Managed by Jose Garcia
Produced by Brandon Martinez, Connie Zhao, Mason Sands
Music Directed by Nathan Robinson
CONTENT WARNING
Please note that this show will use gunfire sound effects.
