Theater students in Missouri S&T’s arts, languages, and philosophy department will perform the experimental play “Mr. Burns, a post electric play” this April.
The performances will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday evenings April 16 – 26. All performances will be start in the Black Box Theatre in Room 143 of Castleman Hall, located on the Missouri S&T campus at the corner of 10th and Main streets in Rolla. The performances will be directed by Taylor Gruenloh, assistant teaching professor of theatre at Missouri S&T.
Due to the experimental staging of the production, there will be a limited number of tickets available each night.
After the collapse of civilization, a group of survivors share a campfire and begin to piece together the plot of The Simpsons episode “Cape Feare” entirely from memory. Seven years later, this and other snippets of pop culture (sitcom plots, commercials, jingles and pop songs) have become the live entertainment of a post-apocalyptic society, sincerely trying to hold onto its past. Seventy-five years later, these are the myths and legends from which new forms of performance are created.
A paean to live theater, and the resilience of Bart Simpson through the ages, Mr. Burns is an animated exploration of how the pop culture of one era might evolve into the mythology of another.
Tickets are $10 for the public and $5 for Missouri S&T students with a valid ID. Tickets can be purchased at the Leach Theatre Box Office, located inside the main entrance of Castleman Hall facing 10th Street. The box office is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Tickets can also be purchased online at leachtheatre.mst.edu or by calling 573-341-4219. Service fees may apply to tickets purchased online or by phone.
For more information about the performances, contact Taylor Gruenloh at gruenloht@mst.edu or call the performing arts office at 573-341-4185.
