One of the most spectacularly original plays in recent
memory.--Entertainment Weekly
Fascinating and hilarious . . . With each of its three acts, Mr. Burns
grows grander.--Village Voice
When was the last time you met a new play that was so smart it made your
head spin? . . . Mr. Burns has arrived to leave you dizzy with the scope
and dazzle of its ideas . . . with depths of feeling to match its
breadth of imagination.--The New York Times
An ode to live theater and the resilience of The Simpsons, Anne
Washburn's apocalyptic comedy Mr. Burns--even better than its hype
(New York Post)--is an imaginative exploration of how the culture of
one generation can evolve into the mythology of the next. Following an
enthusiastic critical reception from New York critics for its world
premiere, Mr. Burns will receive its London premiere in spring 2014.
Also included in the collection are The Small, I Have Loved
Strangers, and 10 Out of 12, all of which, together, develop a theme
of destruction, from the personal to the city to civilization and,
finally, to the destruction of form.
Anne Washburn's plays include The Internationalist, A Devil at
Noon, Apparition, The Communist Dracula Pageant, I Have Loved
Strangers, The Ladies, The Small, and a transadaptation of
Euripides's Orestes. Her awards include a Guggenheim, NYFA Fellowship,
Time Warner Fellowship, and a Susan Smith Blackburn finalist. She is a
member of 13P, The Civilians, and is a New Georges affiliated artist.
