Podcast appearances and mentions of Anne Washburn

Halloween in April continues with a discussion about Anne Washburn's play Apparition. Jackson and Jacob explore her mysterious, vignette-based exploration of what scares us... and why. Listen in!  ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No Script Podcast can continue.  https://www.patreon.com/noscriptpodcast  ----------------------------- We want to keep the conversation going! Have you read this play? Have you seen it? Comment and tell us your favorite themes, characters, plot points, etc. Did we get something wrong? Let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Find us on social media at:  Email: noscriptpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/No-Script-The-Podcast-1675491925872541/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noscriptpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast/ ------------------------------ Thanks so much for listening! We'll see you next week.

In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans, Jennifer Sassaman, and special guest Frank Britton discuss Mr. Burns: A Post Electric Play By Anne Washburn!  Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman.Links:Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram for updates and discussions you can participate in.  Support us on Patreon to get bloopers, dramaturgy, and other bonus content. Please like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

“Mr. Burns, a Post Electric Play” is on now at the Contemporary Theater Company in Wakefield, Rhode Island. It's a 2012 play written by Anne Washburn with music by Michael Friedman. For Artscape this week, producer James Baumgartner and morning host Luis Hernandez give you their review of the show.

“Mr. Burns, a Post Electric Play” is on now at the Contemporary Theater Company in Wakefield, Rhode Island. It's a 2012 play written by Anne Washburn with music by Michael Friedman. For Artscape this week, producer James Baumgartner and morning host Luis Hernandez give you their review of the show.

More, more, more musicals and (m)plays! It's the "M" episode! Justin and Erika explore some of their "M" favoirtes! Justin talks about Anne Washburn's The Simpsons-inspired masterpiece, Erika deep-dives into Jordan Harrison's better Don't Worry Darling, and Justin brings a new game to the show, THE EKR. We hope this episode leaves you wanting MORE!Special thanks to Broadway Licensing for being a script supplier of the show and U92 for being our recording headquarters!If you like the show, feel free to subscribe and give us a five star review! Also, follow us on instagram @justinborak and @actualerikakuhn for any news and notes on upcoming episodes!

In Episode 183, “Fandom and Religion,” (one year into seminary) Flourish and (goes to church to sing songs) Elizabeth take a look at the way religion and fandom are discussed together: the surfacey comparisons, the more nuanced parallels, and the modes of thinking that shape fandom discourse. Topics discussed include the glut of simplistic articles comparing fannish and religious activities, the Jewish tradition of midrash, the implicit (and sometimes explicit) Christian themes in much of American pop culture, and Anne Washburn's Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play.

Simone Daniels, director; Rosie Garcia, actor, speaking about "Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play" by Anne Washburn, to be presented by Scranton Fringe July 21 through July 23, 2022, at 7:00 each evening, with a Saturday matinee at 2:00, at People's Security Theatre at Lackawanna College in Scranton. There will be a live streamed option on Saturday evening at 7:00. For more information: www.scrantonfringe.org/

Step 1) Nuclear MeltdownStep 2) Gang Warfare Over Simpsons QuotesStep 3) ????Step 4) The Greatest Story Ever ToldIf you're not familiar with the play of post-apocalyptic pop-culture mythology, prepare to have your mind blown, as we discuss Anne Washburn's play all about The Simpsons and the fusion of high/low art.Have some feedback? A play you'd like us to cover?Visit the official podcast twitter @playgroundpoddyChat to host Nancy @N_NetherwoodChat to host Sam @Samwebbercool

Intro: Leak It All, the gumbo of bad decisions.Let Me Run This By You: Overcoming insecurities, chasing hope, staying curious, and Marilyn Monroe.  Interview: A Maze by Rob Handel, Just Theatre, New College of Florida, Asolo Repertory Theatre, SF State, playwriting MFAs, Attempts on Her Life by Martin Crimp, Soho Rep, North Oakland, The Civilians, Yale, UCSD, Lincoln Center Directors Lab, underground poker games, the NYC Tombs, Playwrights Foundation, Annie Baker, Sam Hunter, Zakiyyah Alexander,  Soho Rep Writer Director Lab, Adam Bock, Shotgun Players, Anne Washburn, The Bacchae, Eureka Day, left wing anti-vaxxers, Ben Brantley, writing during the pandemic, a pilot about a tech start up run by altruistic vampires, Mike Schur, What We Do In The Shadows, Aurora Theatre Company.

A new poll this week from AP-NORC found that when asked, close to half of Americans say they are very concerned that Russia would directly target the U.S. with nuclear weapons, and an additional 3 in 10 are somewhat concerned. Given that Vladimir Putin put his nuclear forces on high alert at the start of his invasion of Ukraine, and with the rhetoric heating up as the war continues, it's hardly surprising that people are worried.  All the talk of nukes got us thinking about a segment from a few years back in which Brooke spoke to playwright Anne Washburn, about her work Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play. In it she imagines a world that has been devastated by a nuclear incident and how the remaining civilization would process the destruction over time...by retelling an episode of The Simpsons and about what the episode's evolution over the decades says about society's need for stories and about the role of comedy in the face of tragedy. Excerpts taken from the 2013 production at Playwrights Horizons, directed by Steve Cosson, and a 2017 production at Amherst Regional High School, directed by Nathan Baron-Silvern. Music by Michael Friedman.

Writer and Comedian Jackie Quinn (Speechless) joins Noah on the pod to make him READ for ONCE! This weeks topic? Mr Burns, a Post Electric Play by Anne Washburn! Jackie and Noah also discuss startling jewish reggae rap legend Matisyahu, why the Simpsons continues to endure, and what ingredients make for a tasty adaptation! Read Mr. Burns!: https://canvas.umn.edu/courses/192086/assignments/1522077 Jackie's Twitter: https://twitter.com/llcooljackie Jackie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/llcooljackie/ If you're in Chicago you can go Mr. Burns, a Post Electric Play it now through November 14th :) https://www.theaterwit.org/plays/2021/mrburns/ Everything Now Show on Twitch (I'm on it sometimes): https://www.twitch.tv/everythingnowshow My Favorite Podcast Linktree: https://linktr.ee/MyFavoritePodcast Noah's Personal Linktree: linktr.ee/NoahMarger

For Jeanette. 11/11 William Burke is a playwright, director and curator living in BrooklynHis productions include "the food was terrible" (The Bushwick Starr), Is it Supposed to Last(Playco) PIONEERS!#goforth (JACK), COMFORT DOGS: Live from the Pink House (JACK) and FURRY! (JACK) FURRY!/LA FURIA! (The Bushwick Starr). With Target Margin Theater: I Made a Mistake, EXPLODITY! and DAY!Night?fuck (The Stahl Center at Stony Brook University. Co-Chair of the Soho Rep Writer/Director Lab with Jackie Sibblies Drury, Head of Artistic Development and Co-Curator of the Starr Reading series at The Bushwick Starr, and a co-curator for Little Theatre at Dixon Place. William studied playwriting at Brooklyn College with Mac Wellman, Anne Washburn and Erin Courtney.

It's a MINISODE EPISODE featuring director and choreographer Sam Pinkleton.Like all our conversations, this segment is unfiltered. This episode contains explicit language and mature content, so listen at your discretion as we aim to fully form mindful ideas and language.Sam Pinkleton’s work as a director, choreographer, creative director, organizer, and educator is united by a belief that better worlds are possible. His past collaborations include work with the Dutch National Opera, Courtney Love, Carnegie Hall, James Corden, BAM, Soho Rep, David Henry Hwang + Jeanine Tesori, Anne Washburn, The Dance Cartel, Virgin Voyages, The Civilians, David Adjmi, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Cirque du Soleil, the NYC Department of Education, and the late Liz Swados and Michael Friedman. His work on Broadway includes Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 - starring Josh Groban and Denée Benton - for which he was nominated for a Tony Award. He is currently a lecturer at Princeton University. He does not own any dance shoes. Follow Sam @pamstinkletonBecome a Patron of the podcast for as little as $5/mo: https://www.patreon.com/formapodcastFollow us on social @formpodcastTheme song by Warp Trio See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

LRSC Playmakers will be presenting “Mr. Burns: A Post Electrical Play” by Anne Washburn. Shows will take place March 4th-6that 7:30 pm and March 7th at 2pm in the Robert Fawcett Auditorium. Interview with student Elijah Clay LRSC Fall and Summer Semester Registration Volleyball March 2nd against Williston State College at 7pm. Those of you planning on graduating this spring, make sure to fill out your intent to graduate and order your graduation gown. Check your email for the LRSC Communications survey!

What a way to start our first Thriving Conversation for 2021 with one of Australia's award-winning director, writer and script developer who works internationally in theatre, TV and film. With the Arts industry being one of the first to shut down due to Covid 19 John and I talk about 'thriving' in this environment - the difficulties and the joys.   John is an educator and we discuss his rich skill set that brings other peoples stories to life on stage and screen. You will enjoy John's stories of building a family during production rehearsals, encouraging autonomy of interpretation, leading from the front, middle and back stalls and appreciate his sense of humour and lens on the world. There are a few metaphors added for effect as well!   We discuss his most recent stage production of Anne Washburn's 'Mr. Burns, a post-electric play' for Lightning Jar Theatre won Best Independent Production at the 2020 Green Room Awards after two completely sold-out Melbourne seasons just before covid restrictions cam into place.   Pop your headphones in and enjoy this 'ordinary guy doing extraordinary things!"

Anne Washburn's play "Mr. Burns" is a delightfully weird take on the apocalypse. After a catastrophe has collapsed the power grid, and civilization as we know it, how will humanity hold on to our stories? This week on No Script, Jackson and Jacob dive into the wonderful world of the Simpsons... but 80 years after a television ever turned on. Listen in! ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No Script Podcast can continue.  https://www.patreon.com/noscriptpodcast  ----------------------------- We want to keep the conversation going! Have you read this play? Have you seen it? Comment and tell us your favorite themes, characters, plot points, etc. Did we get something wrong? Let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Find us on social media at:  Email: noscriptpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/No-Script-The-Podcast-1675491925872541/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noscriptpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast/ ------------------------------ Our theme song is “Upbeat Soda Pop” by Purple Planet Music. Credit as follows: Music: http://www.purple-planet.com ------------------------------ Thanks so much for listening! We’ll see you next week.

On this week’s Into the Absurd, we celebrate artistic engagement with Founder & Executive Director of Director's Gathering (DG) Jill Harrison. Jill Harrison (she/her) is a theatre director, connector, and educator. She began her career in NYC, working for esteemed Off-Broadway companies Playwrights Horizons, New York Theatre Workshop, and Peculiar Works Project. Jill has served as the Associate Artistic Director at Simpatico Theatre, the Festival Director for Philadelphia Theatre Company’s PTC@PLAY, and presently, the Founder & Executive Director of Directors Gathering (DG), a membership organization that continuously supports and elevates regional theatre directors.Jill's directing credits include: the world premiere of Alessandra Most’s Private Policy, a circus in two acts (Columbia Stages), the Philadelphia premieres of Samuel D. Hunter’s A Bright New Boise and Sarah Ruhl’s Dead Man’s Cell Phone (Simpatico), Craig Lucas’ Reckless (Theatre Outlet), Anne Washburn’s Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play (Villanova Theatre), and upcoming, Jacqueline Goldfinger's Babel (Passage Theatre).A Rad Girl Award "Connector of the Year" nominee, Jill serves as a national voice in elevating regional theatre directors as visionaries. Since 2016, Jill has collaborated with fellow director-centric programmers and leaders at the Stage Directors + Choreographers Society, the theatrical union for directors, The Drama League, and many other director-centric programs to connect and mutually grow our interest in serving theatre directors and their significant impact on arts and culture. Jill has also recently worked as the Creative Producer for Theatre Philadelphia's 2019 Barrymore Awards, a Steering Committee member of PAAL, a national initiative for parent-theatre artist advocacy, and a Creative Consultant for Juniper Productions, the only independent creative producing agency in Philadelphia. Jill holds a MFA in Directing from Temple University and a BA in Theatre from Lehigh University. As a professor, Jill has taught directing and new work at Swarthmore College, Arcadia University, Temple University, Villanova University, and in 2020 launched, "Directors Workshop", a virtual directors studio. Jill is a member of Lincoln Center Theatre Director’s Lab and an associate member of SDC.

Filmmaker Kyle Smith joins this week to discuss Mike Leigh, the playwright-turned-Palme d'Or-winning writer/director, his 1999 film about Gilbert, Sullivan, and the first production of The Mikado. On this episode we discuss the movie Roger Ebert called “One of the best films ever made about life in the theater,” Leigh's lengthy rehearsal and improvisation process to write the films, how that gives the light effortless feel of “life happening,” and that influence on Smith's filmmaking. Also: How a plotless near-three-hour movie can be so rewatchable, Leigh's early work of filmed plays for the BBC, and how this film in conjunction with Anne Washburn's play Mr. Burns gives a macro view of Gilbert & Sullivan's legacy in human storytelling.Kyle Smith is writer/director of the films Blue Highway and Turkey Bowl, which debuted at the 2011 SXSW Film Festival. Currently in development on his third feature, you can find Kyle and his film thoughts on Letterboxd.Topsy-Turvy is available in physical media from the Criterion Collection and also to digitally borrow on Hoopla.

Olivia and Jay dive into the nuclear power plant that is Mr. Burns. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/high-brow-theatre/support

episode 56: excerpts from interviews with Caridad Svich and Anne Washburn published in FIFTY PLAYWRIGHTS ON THEIR CRAFT (Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2018). --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/caridad-svich/support

Welcome back, listeners! For our first episode post-launch, we revisit the sci-fi genre (it won't all be sci-fi, we promise) with Anne Washburn's fantastic adaptation of The Twilight Zone. For a change both Nancy AND Sam have seen this play. For not a change, they both love it.Have some feedback? A play you'd like us to cover?Visit the official podcast twitter @playgroundpoddyChat to host Nancy @N_NetherwoodChat to host Sam in person if you happen to recognise him.

Get ready for an Apocalypse telly special as we look at Mr Burns - the play that asks "Just what TV would survive in the event of the end of the world as we know it?" If you're looking for a podcast episode that manages to reference such classics as Sister Sister, Keenan and Kel and America's Next Top model, then you've come to the right place. Also, Meg has a shocking revelation....With Special Guest, Theatre Director Alasdair Hunter.Co Hosted by Lexie Ward and Meg Robinson.Music By Connor Barton (Sethera Sound Design)Find SCRIPT IN HAND on Twitter/Instagram/Facebook  - Give us a like/follow to keep up to date with episode information and extra content.Alasdair Hunter is a Scottish theatre director. He is Artistic Director of shakespeare.scot, a Connections Director for the National Theatre (London), and regularly teaches at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and other UK drama schools. He is also a member of The Shakespeare Ensemble and an Associate Member of the Shakespeare Theatre Association.EPISODE BIBLIOGRAPHYInterview with Anne Washburn on how she chose The Simpsonswww.youtube.com/watch?v=dR01Ez6kFZwNY Premiere at Playwrights Horizon (includes snippets of the show)www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UW8f5TI5ZANew York Times Reviewhttps://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/16/theater/reviews/mr-burns-a-post-electric-play-at-playwrights-horizons.htmlWashingtonain Review of Original Wolly Mammoth Runhttps://www.washingtonian.com/2012/06/05/theater-review-mr-burns-a-post-electric-play-at-woolly-mammoth/Whats On Stage Review Almedia Theatre versionhttps://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/reviews/mr-burns-almeida-review_34742.htmlThe Stillwright Retreathttps://www.stillwright.org/aboutThe Simpsons Cape Fear episode Highlightswww.youtube.com/watch?v=iDcwJXfLeBYWhere to watch/rent/buy The Simpsons episodehttps://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/the-simpsons/episode-2-season-5/cape-feare/100521/The Simpsons Archive - Cape Fear ephttps://www.simpsonsarchive.com/episodes/9F22.htmlSimpsons Wiki - Quoteshttps://simpsons.fandom.com/wiki/Cape_Feare/Quotes

SHIPWRECK: A History Play About 2017Part 3 Audio Version and Original Stage Play by Anne WashburnDirected and Freely Adapted by Saheem Ali Produced by The Public Theater In a co-production with Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company In Fall 2020, as the election draws near, tune in to a searing and searching new audio drama from acclaimed playwright Anne Washburn about America’s present-day divisions, seen through the eyes of the very recent past.  Featuring Mia Barron (Mare), Brooke Bloom (Allie), Phillip James Brannon (Bush), Bill Camp (Trump), Rob Campbell (Jim), Raúl Esparza (Luis), Sue Jean Kim (Jools), Jenny Jules (Trump’s Secretary), Bruce McKenzie (Lawrence), Joe Morton (James Comey), Jeremy Shamos (Andrew), and Richard Topol (Richard)

SHIPWRECK: A History Play About 2017Part 2Audio Version and Original Stage Play by Anne WashburnDirected and Freely Adapted by Saheem Ali Produced by The Public Theater In a co-production with Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company In Fall 2020, as the election draws near, tune in to a searing and searching new audio drama from acclaimed playwright Anne Washburn about America’s present-day divisions, seen through the eyes of the very recent past.  Featuring Mia Barron (Mare), Brooke Bloom (Allie), Phillip James Brannon (Bush), Bill Camp (Trump), Rob Campbell (Jim), Raúl Esparza (Luis), Sue Jean Kim (Jools), Jenny Jules (Trump’s Secretary), Bruce McKenzie (Lawrence), Joe Morton (James Comey), Jeremy Shamos (Andrew), and Richard Topol (Richard)

The Water Cooler is a bonus episode of supplemental discussions with cast and creative team members, as well as experts associated with the production. It is recommended listening after you finish SHIPWRECK: A History Play About 2017. Shipwreck: A History Play About 2017The Water Cooler  Audio Version and Original Stage Play by Anne WashburnDirected and Freely Adapted by Saheem Ali Produced by The Public Theater In a co-production with Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company In Fall 2020, as the election draws near, tune in to a searing and searching new audio drama from acclaimed playwright Anne Washburn about America’s present-day divisions, seen through the eyes of the very recent past.  Featuring Mia Barron (Mare), Brooke Bloom (Allie), Phillip James Brannon (Bush), Bill Camp (Trump), Rob Campbell (Jim), Raúl Esparza (Luis), Sue Jean Kim (Jools), Jenny Jules (Trump’s Secretary), Bruce McKenzie (Lawrence), Joe Morton (James Comey), Jeremy Shamos (Andrew), and Richard Topol (Richard)

The Water Cooler is a bonus episode of supplemental discussions with cast and creative team members, as well as experts associated with the production. It is recommended listening after you finish SHIPWRECK: A History Play About 2017.   Shipwreck: A History Play About 2017 Audio Version and Original Stage Play by Anne WashburnDirected and Freely Adapted by Saheem Ali Produced by The Public Theater In a co-production with Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company In Fall 2020, as the election draws near, tune in to a searing and searching new audio drama from acclaimed playwright Anne Washburn about America’s present-day divisions, seen through the eyes of the very recent past.  Featuring Mia Barron (Mare), Brooke Bloom (Allie), Phillip James Brannon (Bush), Bill Camp (Trump), Rob Campbell (Jim), Raúl Esparza (Luis), Sue Jean Kim (Jools), Jenny Jules (Trump’s Secretary), Bruce McKenzie (Lawrence), Joe Morton (James Comey), Jeremy Shamos (Andrew), and Richard Topol (Richard)

SHIPWRECK: A History Play About 2017Part 1Audio Version and Original Stage Play by Anne WashburnDirected and Freely Adapted by Saheem Ali Produced by The Public Theater In a co-production with Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company In Fall 2020, as the election draws near, tune in to a searing and searching new audio drama from acclaimed playwright Anne Washburn about America’s present-day divisions, seen through the eyes of the very recent past.  Featuring Mia Barron (Mare), Brooke Bloom (Allie), Phillip James Brannon (Bush), Bill Camp (Trump), Rob Campbell (Jim), Raúl Esparza (Luis), Sue Jean Kim (Jools), Jenny Jules (Trump’s Secretary), Bruce McKenzie (Lawrence), Joe Morton (James Comey), Jeremy Shamos (Andrew), and Richard Topol (Richard)

Anne Washburn's plays include Mr. Burns, The Internationalist, A Devil At Noon, Apparition, The Communist Dracula Pageant, I Have Loved Strangers, The Ladies, The Small and a transadaptation of Euripides' Orestes. Her work has been produced by 13P, Actors Theater of Louisville, American Repertory Theatre, Cherry Lane Theatre, Clubbed Thumb, The Civilians, Dixon Place, Ensemble Studio Theater, The Folger, London's Gate Theatre, Playwrights Horizons, NYC's Soho Rep, DC's Studio Theater, Two River Theater Company, NYC's Vineyard and Woolly Mammoth. Awards include a Guggenheim, a NYFA Fellowship, a Time Warner Fellowship, Susan Smith Blackburn finalist, and residencies at MacDowell and Yaddo. She is an associated artist with The Civilians, Clubbed Thumb, New Georges, and is an alumna of New Dramatists and 13P. Currently commissioned by MTC, Playwrights Horizons, Soho Rep, and Yale Rep. Anne's most recent, Shipwreck, just had its U.S. premiere at the Woolly Mammoth in Washington, D.C.

WE’RE BACK for SEASON TWO…. IT’S DONE FOR! EPISODE 1: This season, we've selected the book The Five Invitations by Frank Ostaseski. We jump right into episode 1 with the first Invitation: Don’t Wait. We’ll continue to circle back to our foundational questions: 1) What leads to a good death? and 2) What does that tell us about how to live a good life? Listen in as we continue the conversation, and tell us how you’re answering these questions. If you like this, tell someone! Please help us out by sharing it and spreading the conversation. RESOURCES: The Five Invitations (Flatiron Books, 2017) by Frank Ostaseski. Frank Ostaseski is an internationally respected Buddhist teacher and visionary cofounder of the Zen Hospice Project, and founder of the Metta Institute. He has lectured at Harvard Medical School, the Mayo Clinic, Wisdom.2.0 and teaches at major spiritual centers around the globe. Frank is the 2018 recipient of the prestigious Humanities Award from the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Frank's groundbreaking work has been featured on the Bill Moyers PBS series On Our Own Terms, highlighted on The Oprah Winfrey Show, and honored by H.H. the Dalai Lama. He is the author of The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully. The Chaplaincy Institute in Berkeley, CA is where the 3 of us met and began to share our stories. The Chaplaincy Institute is an Interfaith Community and Seminary that strives to create a just world that honors the sacred connection of all. Find out more at www.chaplaincyinstitute.org. “Churchianity” was actually a term Jessica first learned from the Rev. Dr Megan Wagner. ProgressiveChristianity.org is a global resource of open, intelligent, and collaborative approaches to the Christian tradition and the life and teachings of Jesus that creates a pathway into an authentic and relevant religious experience. Shower the People, James Taylor (June 1976) It turns out Jessica is way better at this than even she thought! Well, with the exception of re-writing this James Taylor classic with new words. Fundamentalism: despite the first three letters indicating an emphasis on ‘fun’, fundamentalism in many forms (religious and non-religious) can be damaging. We hope if you’ve experienced that kind of trauma, that you will share your story and continue to listen. Book Club Questions: One of our dear listeners (and Jessica’s BFF) wrote a guide for this season. Find it here: (link to pdf attached) Also, it turns out Frank has developed a guide that can be found at: fiveinvitations.com/book-club Atlas: The Atlas personality, drawing on the myth of the giant Atlas from Greek mythology upholding the world, is someone obliged to take on adult responsibilities prematurely. They are thus liable to develop a pattern of compulsive caregiving in later life. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_personality Female Playwrights: yeah, there are a lot of these David. Take your pick… an ditch the white dudes. Annie Baker, Lisa D’Amour, Sarah DeLappe, Margaret Edson, Liz Flahive, Amy Freed, Madeleine George, Rebecca Gilman, Gina Gionfriddo, DW Gregory, Danai Gurira, Leslye Headland, Amy Herzog, Quiara Alegria Hudes, Lucy Kirkwood, Young Jean Lee, Jennifer Maisel, Martyna Majok, Lynn Nottage, Antoinette Nwandu, Suzan-Lori Parks, Theresa Rebeck, Yasmina Reza, Sarah Ruhl, Laura Shamas, Lisa B Thompson, Lucy Thurber, Joyce VanDyke, Paula Vogel, Anne Washburn. Thanks to theatrenerds.com Anne Lammott first used the phrase “shitty first drafts” in her book Bird by Bird (1995) to emphasize why perfectionism can kill creativity. Learn more about Andrew Chirch, David Greenson, and Jessica Shine at DoneForPodcast.com

Clive Anderson and Sara Cox are joined by Richard Curtis, Anne Washburn, Emily Dean and Daniel Lawrence Taylor for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. With music from Ibibio Sound Machine and Self Esteem. Producer: Sukey Firth

On this week's New Statesman podcast, Helen Lewis and Stephen Bush are discussing Britain's issues with knife crime which have been under the microscope in recent weeks. Then, Helen speaks to Anne Washburn about her plays The Twilight Zone and Shipwreck, and what it's like to be a playwright trying to capture Trump's America. And finally, in You Ask Us, Helen and Stephen are answering the unanswerable: what could Christ Grayling do to get sacked?If you are a New Statesman digital subscriber you can get advert free access to this podcast by visiting newstatesman.com/nssubscribers. If you haven't signed up yet, visit newstatesman.com/subscribe to purchase your subscription.Send us your questions for future episodes via Twitter @ns_podcasts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mr Burns, A Post Electric Play (fortyfive downstairs, Melbourne Australia) (review)In the aftermath of an untold apocalyptic event, a group of strangers huddle around a makeshift campfire, distracting themselves by piecing together a half-forgotten episode of their favourite show, The Simpsons. But will pop culture survive in a world without electricity?Astonishing and disturbing in equal measure, Lightning Jar Theatre is proud to present the Melbourne premiere, directed by John Kachoyan with music direction by Andrew Patterson.Named by The New York Times as one of the 25 best American plays since Angels in America, Anne Washburn’s darkly comic work is a compelling examination of how the stories we tell make us the people we are.For more information visit  https://www.fortyfivedownstairs.com/wp2016/event/mr-burns-a-post-electric-play/   Theatre First RSS feed:   https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ivetheatrereviews Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcatcher apps, including Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, ACast etc.If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you.#theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Eddie Izzard on workshopping his new show Wunderbar in French and German, we tour The Australian Ballet Centre's pointe shoe room with dancer Jade Wood and artistic coordinator Robyn Begg, we follow a post-apocalyptic theatre troupe who perform their hazy memories of The Simpsons in Mr Burns, a Post-Electric Play, and Bangarra dancer Beau Dean Riley Smith tells us what's on his Top Shelf.

Intro - Metz asks Phil to talk about one of his parents' favorite television shows. Content (5:46) - Discussion of Mr. Burns by Anne Washburn  

An eight-part series about the legendary rivalry between Hollywood icons Bette Davis and Joan Crawford comes to BBC2 this Christmas. Matthew Sweet reviews.What makes going to the theatre or cinema a pleasurable experience and what -such as long loo queues, smelly snacks and mobile phones - can ruin a night out. Matthew Sweet stays on to discuss this with journalist Rosamund Urwin.'Snow was general all over Ireland' wrote James Joyce, memorably, in Dubliners. Snow has been a great inspiration to writers and poets. In America Emily Dickinson, Wallace Stevens and Robert Frost have all written beautiful snow poems. But snow is nothing unusual there. Poets here are inspired by snow partly because it comes unexpectedly. There is always an element of surprise and wonder. Gillian Clarke reads her poem Snow, from her collection, Ice. Anne Washburn thinks that almost every American aged over 30 has seen the sci-fi series The Twilight Zone. The playwright tells Kirsty Lang about bringing this television classic to the English stage.The television presenter Keith Chegwin's death was announced today. There will be many tributes to Cheggers, Front Row celebrates his foray into high culture, linking his name forever with Geoffrey Chaucer, William Shakespeare, Roman Polanski and an obscure ensemble called The Third Ear Band. In 1971 Chegwin played Fleance in Polanski's wonderful film of Macbeth and he sang part of the Rondel of Merciless Beauty by Chaucer - an unexpected contrast to Cheggers Plays Pop. Presenter: Kirsty Lang Producer: Julian May.

It's time for our weekly conversation with theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck, who joins Tom today with a review of Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play, a post-apocalyptic fantasy in three acts by playwright Anne Washburn, being produced by Cohesion Theatre Company at ----The Fallout Shelter---- at Baltimore's United Evangelical ChurchThe play asks a series of questions: What happens to pop culture after the fall of human civilization? What about 7 years after the fall? Or even 75 years?Mr. Burns runs those scenarios out over three time-shifting acts. When nuclear power plants across the country begin to “go up,” a group of survivors gather in the woods and begin to recount an episode of The Simpsons. As Cohesion Theatre Company's program describers it, ----casual storytelling evolves into theater, theater evolves into ritual, and one Simpsons episode evolves into a myth and legend for a post-apocalyptic world.----Cohesion Theatre Company's Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play, directed by Lance Bankerd, continues at ----The Fallout Shelter---- at United Evangelical Church , located at 923 S. East Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224, until December 17th. For ticket and location info, click here.

Tonight is the opening performance of "Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play" at the Hope Theatre. This show, which depicts a post-apocalyptic world and a group of survivors who share stories from old "Simpsons" episodes as their folklore, comes from playwright Anne Washburn and director Tricia Rodley. In this episode from the Emerald Podcast Network, Sararosa Davies speaks with University of Oregon student-actors involved in the show's production. They discuss the audition process, their various roles in the play, and their favorite episodes of "The Simpsons." This episode was produced by Emerson Malone.

Step behind the scenes of Mr Burns, a post-electric play. Director Imara Savage and actors Mitchell Butel and Jude Henshall share their thoughts on the ideas explored in this intelligent new work by Anne Washburn. This post-apocalyptic mash-up of pop culture imagines what happens to art after the end of the world, and The New York Post reckons ‘This bizarre, funny, bleak, wonderful show is even better than its hype’. Writer Anne Washburn Score by Michael Friedman Lyrics by Anne Washburn Director Imara Savage Produced for Belvoir by Zoe Ferguson 19 MAY - 25 JUNE READ MORE

This week, Andrew brings his oddly deep and specific knowledge of The Simpsons to bear on Anne Washburn's Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play. In a post-apocalyptic world in which Simpsons quotes were treated as currency, he would pretty much run the place. This week's show brought to you by Penn State World Campus.

This week, Andrew brings his oddly deep and specific knowledge of The Simpsons to bear on Anne Washburn's Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play. In a post-apocalyptic world in which Simpsons quotes were treated as currency, he would pretty much run the place. This week's show brought to you by Penn State World Campus.

Liz and David report back on their eclectic theater-going for the month of April, which included visits to: Playwrights Horizon for Anne Washburn’s Antlia Pneumatica The Barrow Street Theatre for Lucy Prebble’s The Effect Primary Stages for Ike Holter’s Exit Strategy The PIT Loft for Moby Alpha from Charles Comedy The[...]

The Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) THE FULL MONTY, by Terrence McNally & David Yazbek, at Stages St. Louis, (2) ALL THE WAY, by Robert Shenkkan, at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, (3) TELL ME SOMETHIN’ GOOD, conceived by Ron Himes, at The Black Rep, (4) MR. BURNS: A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY, by Anne Washburn, at R-S Theatrics, (5) FOOTLOOSE, by Dean Pitchford, Walter Bobbie, Tom Snow, et al., at KTK Productions, and (6) MOON OVER BUFFALO, by Ken Ludwig, at the Theatre Guild of Webster Groves.

What has four fingers, a yellow face, and is totally evil?Montgomery Burns, of course.But after twenty-six excellent years as America's most laughably despicable super villain, Mr. Burns' character is facing a big shakeup. Harry Shearer, the voice of Mr. Burns (as well as Ned Flanders, Principal Skinner, and others) announced this week that he's leaving "The Simpsons."It's a sad day for Simpsons' fans – but the ripples go far beyond TV. Shearer's portrayal of Mr. Burns was so iconic that it even played a role in the development of a play. It's called “Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play,” and you can find it onstage at Portland Playhouse this spring. Though the play draws its title from "The Simpsons," the show's comedic namesake is outweighed by the attention it gives to darker subject matter. The show starts with a group of friends around a campfire. They're hanging out, drinking beers, and trying to remember the details of a Simpsons episode called Cape Feare. It's utterly pedestrian – until an unexpected noise in the background prompts the cast to draw guns and knives.“The conceit of the play,” says director Brian Weaver, “is that it's a post-electric world.”Post-electric and post-apocalyptic. Somehow, and the playwright leaves it to her audience to fill in the blanks, 99% of the human population has died off. With no one left to man the nuclear power plants, they've all melted down, making electricity a thing of the past. So humanity – or what's left of it anyway – is back to good old-fashioned flint and tinder (and not the ‘swipe right' kind). They make fires, and they do what humans have pretty much always done around the fire: they tell stories.“It's a play about how we use stories,” says playwright Anne Washburn, “how we use stories to divert us, how we use stories to comfort us, how we use stories to explain things to us, how we use stories to talk about things which it's too frightening to speak about directly.”Read our full story: www.opb.org/radio/programs/state-of-wonder/article/portland-playhouse-takes-on-the-simpsons-and-the-apocalypse/

Damien Barr talks to Dolly Parton about her love for Harper Lee and how she sees writing as therapy, Kirsty Lang meets the very irreverent Helena Bonham-Carter and talks to three Syrian authors about culture on the front line. Matthew D'Ancona tries to solve the mystery of how to plot a soap opera and hears Prince Buthelezi's reminiscences on acting with Stanley Baker and Michael Caine on the set of “Zulu”. He also talks to Anne Washburn about her apocalyptic Simpsons themed play and hears how Antonio Pappano will take on Puccini's first masterpiece, Manon Lescauts. Finally John Wilson meets artist Marina Abramovic in an empty gallery, to create art.

Prize-winning first novelists Eimear McBride and Nathan Filer join Anne McElvoy to discuss literary experimentation. Matt Thorne gives us a first night review of the European premiere of Anne Washburn's play Mr Burns which is set in a world without electricity. New Generation Thinker Sophie Coulombeau examines British philosopher and social reformer Jeremy Bentham€'s €'Universal Tattoo'€™. And as Chancellor George Osborne makes his annual Mansion House speech to the City of London we get Peter Knight and Janette Rutterford to consider the image of finance past and present.

With Matthew d'Ancona Antonio Pappano, music director of the Royal Opera House, talks about Puccini's first great operatic success, Manon Lescaut. We review Devil's Knot, the latest film from Atom Egoyan. Based on a true story about the savage murders of three boys in Arkansas in 1993, the film stars Colin Firth as Ron Lax, the case's private investigator. Writer Anne Washburn talks about her play Mr Burns, where The Simpsons provide the narrative in a post-apocalyptic world, and pop songs assume a similarly revered cultural position. Art critic Adrian Searle discusses a large retrospective of Banksy's work including paintings, prints and sculptures. Street art is not included in the exhibition, which has been curated without the involvement of the mysterious artist. Producer Claire Bartleet.

Secrets and infestations are exposed.

MR. BURNS playwright Anne Washburn on the origin of the play, its unique development process, and how "The Simpsons" came to represent the high culture of the future. Music from "Cape Fear" by Bernard Herrmann. (2013/14 season)To view a shorter, video version of this conversation, visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR01Ez6kFZw

In the premiere episode of Getting On with James Urbaniak (a fictional podcast), James delves deep into his insomnia, his fears and his refrigerator. Written by Anne Washburn.

Anne Wasburn's new play is currently receiving its world premiere at Woolly Mammoth Theater Company in Washington, DC. In the show, Armageddon has struck and the electric grid has gone down permanently. For one group of tenacious survivors, sitting around a fire and reminiscing about The Simpsons proves to be the greatest escape from despair. Almost all of the episode recollection that the characters do in the first act is from a Civilians workshop in 2008, in which a group of Associate Artists led by Anne Washburn and Steve Cosson attempted to recreate the Cape Feare episode of The Simpsons from memory. This episode features some of the hilarious audio taken during that workshop. This episode also has an interview with playwright Anne Washburn, who discusses the role of the workshop in her creative process and her interest in this subject matter. Matt Maher, an actor in the original workshop and a Simpsons savant, then speaks about the exercises in the workshop and even tells us about his personal favorite Simpsons moments. Composer Michael Friedman talks about the music in the play and shares an excerpt of his post-Apocalyptic score of jumbled pop hits, as well as some of the music from the third act in which The Simpsons have spawned a whole new mythology and entertainment. For more, please visit http://www.thecivilians.org.To leave a comment, please visit The Civilians' blog http://blogforthecivilians.blogspot.com/!http://blogforthecivilians.blogspot.com/2012/06/mr-burns-podcast.html