Playwrights Horizons: "Mr. Burns" 10th anniversary benefit readings

4/9/2024 4:40pm


Playwrights Horizons (Adam Greenfield, Artistic Dir, Leslie Marcus, Managing Dir) has announced a benefit concert reading of Anne Washburn’s "Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play," reuniting the New York premiere production’s full original cast with director Steve Cosson, and featuring music by the late Michael Friedman. Washburn’s  dark comedy traces the resilience of Bart Simpson through the ages—from beloved TV character to epic hero of a pandemic-desolated world. Mr Burns was originally commissioned by The Civilians. The cast includes Quincy Tyler Bernstine as Quincy, Susannah Flood as Maria, Gibson Frazier as Gibson, Matthew Maher as Matt, Nedra Marie Taylor as Choragos, Jennifer R Morris as Jenny, Colleen Werthmann as Colleen, and Sam Breslin Wright as Sam. Kris Kukul serves as Music Director. Concert readings take place Sat June 1 &  Sun  June 2 on the Mainstage at Playwrights Horizons. Tickets can be purchased at www.playwrightshorizons.org.  Press contact: Blake Zidell/Blake Zidell & Associates (917/572-2593)...