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Get a Glimpse of Playwrights Horizons’ The Simpsons-Inspired Mr. Burns

The new Anne Washburn play stars Gibson Frazier, Colleen Werthmann, and more.

Bethany Rickwald

New York City

September 5, 2013

Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play, a new Anne Washburn-Michael Friedman creation currently playing at Playwrights Horizons, is set in the aftermath of a worldwide electric apocalypse where a group of survivors maintain their sanity by recalling and reenacting the 1993 Simpsons episode “Cape Feare.”

The production stars Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Susannah Flood, Gibson Frazier, Matthew Maher, Nedra McClyde, Jennifer R. Morris, Colleen Werthmann, and Sam Breslin Wright and will run through October 6.

Take a peek below at the show’s mix of dark comedy and pop culture:

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Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Jennifer R. Morris, Gibson Frazier, and Colleen Werthmann channel <i>The Simpsons</i> in <i>Mr. Burns</i>.<br />(© Joan Marcus)” title=”Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Jennifer R. Morris, Gibson Frazier, and Colleen Werthmann channel <i>The Simpsons</i> in <i>Mr. Burns</i>.<br />(© Joan Marcus)”/>
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Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Jennifer R. Morris, Gibson Frazier, and Colleen Werthmann channel The Simpsons in Mr. Burns.
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Jennifer R. Morris, Susannah Flood, Gibson Frazier, Sam Breslin Wright, and Matthew Maher in the post-electric night.<br />(© Joan Marcus)” title=”Jennifer R. Morris, Susannah Flood, Gibson Frazier, Sam Breslin Wright, and Matthew Maher in the post-electric night.<br />(© Joan Marcus)”/>
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Jennifer R. Morris, Susannah Flood, Gibson Frazier, Sam Breslin Wright, and Matthew Maher in the post-electric night.
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Matthew Maher, Susannah Flood, Colleen Werthmann, and Sam Breslin Wright live out a harsh existence after the apocalypse.<br />(© Joan Marcus)” title=”Matthew Maher, Susannah Flood, Colleen Werthmann, and Sam Breslin Wright live out a harsh existence after the apocalypse.<br />(© Joan Marcus)”/>
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Matthew Maher, Susannah Flood, Colleen Werthmann, and Sam Breslin Wright live out a harsh existence after the apocalypse.
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Jennifer R. Morris, Gibson Frazier, Susannah Flood, Matthew Maher, and Quincy Tyler Bernstine experience a tense moment.<br />(© Joan Marcus)” title=”Jennifer R. Morris, Gibson Frazier, Susannah Flood, Matthew Maher, and Quincy Tyler Bernstine experience a tense moment.<br />(© Joan Marcus)”/>
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Jennifer R. Morris, Gibson Frazier, Susannah Flood, Matthew Maher, and Quincy Tyler Bernstine experience a tense moment.
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Jennifer R. Morris and Matthew Maher share a scene.<br />(© Joan Marcus)” title=”Jennifer R. Morris and Matthew Maher share a scene.<br />(© Joan Marcus)”/>
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Jennifer R. Morris and Matthew Maher share a scene.
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Susannah Flood, Colleen Werthmann, and Quincy Tyler Bernstine have attitude.<br />(© Joan Marcus)” title=”Susannah Flood, Colleen Werthmann, and Quincy Tyler Bernstine have attitude.<br />(© Joan Marcus)”/>
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Matthew Maher, Jennifer R. Morris, Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Sam Breslin Wright, Nedra McClyde, and Gibson Frazier perform some interesting choreography.
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