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DalTheatre's Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play

Oct. 16 - 18 | 7:30pm
Oct. 19 2:00 & 7:30pm
David Mack. Murray Theatre | Dal Arts Centre
$15.00 & 20.00, additional box office fees will apply

Tickets @ 聽902-494-3820, or 1-800-874-1669

The 鈥渘uclear family鈥� gets redefined in this apocalyptic comedy. Where do we find light in a world gone dark?

How do stories grow? Where are the myths born? At the end of the world, a group of survivors will search for purpose amongst the fallout by turning to the greatest saga of all time: The Simpsons. Spanning 80 strange and dangerous years, Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play shows us how stories evolve and mutate along with humanity, and how our collective instinct is to hunt for laughter, even at the end of the world.

Directed by The Villains Theatre Artistic Director, Dan Bray, the Fountain School of Performing Arts' Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play was the first production of the 2024-2025 theatre season featuring a talented ensemble of 4th year acting program students including Emily Ayer as Maria/Nelson, Meagan Benwell as Marge, John Black as Matt/Moe, Lorenzo Castro as Mr. Burns, Kathrine Currie as Quincy/Lisa, Maude McInnis as Edna Krabappel, Bailey Nash as Jenny/Scratchy, Liam Oko as Homer, Mae Rafuse as Flanders, Kaitlyn Thompkins as Bart, Christian Vallis as Sam/Itchy, and Jake Wilke as Gibson. The production also features musicians Angela Chu (piano) and August Van Meekeren (percussion).

In addition to Dan Bray, the creative team includes Assistant Director August Van Meekeren, award-winning Set and Costume Designer Sean Mulcahy, Choreographer V茅ronique MacKenzie, Lighting Designer Thunder Defayette (third-year Stage Design 聽& Technical Theatre), and Sound Designer Brianne Smith-Vetter (second-year Stage Design & Technical Theatre).

The production is further supported by the students in the Stage Design and Technical Theatre and Costume Studies programs, including stage manager Veronica Jollymore, and Assistant Stage Managers Kathleen Burke and Cadence Cook.

Written by Anne Washburn in 2012 Mr. Burns is a pitch-black ensemble comedy that explores the anxiety that comes with living through any given apocalypse. This surprising text gives the students unique opportunities to explore multiple theatre styles while creating one cohesive and expensive work. The play is at once haunting and uplifting cumulating in an epic musical tragedy that will forever change the way we interact with Matt Growing's immortal family. In a world plunged Into darkness where can light be found? Who will be remembered? Who gets the final laugh?

Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play (2024)
Playwright: Anne Washburn

Photos: Kate Hayter Photography

Ensemble members of Mr Burns: A Post-Electric Play
Director: Dan Bray, Set and Costume Designer: Sean Mulcahy, Lighting Designer: Thunder Defayette

From left:聽Lorenzo Castro as Mr. Burns, Kaitlyn Thompkins as Bart,聽Katherine Currie as Lisa
Director: Dan Bray, Set and Costume Designer: Sean Mulcahy, Lighting Designer: Thunder Defayette

From left:聽Christian Vallis as Itchy and聽Bailey Nash as Scratchy
Director: Dan Bray, Set and Costume Designer: Sean Mulcahy, Lighting Designer: Thunder Defayette

Lorenzo Castro as Mr. Burns, with ensemble聽
Director: Dan Bray, Set and Costume Designer: Sean Mulcahy, Lighting Designer: Thunder Defayette

CAST

Emily Ayer - Maria, Nelson

Meagan Benwell - Ensemble, Marge, Troy McClure聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽

John Black - Matt, Moe

Lorenzo Castro - Ensemble, Mr Burns

Katherine Currie - Ensemble, Quincy, Lisa

Maude McInnis - Ensemble, Edna Krabappel

Bailey Nash - Jenny, Apu, Scratchy

Liam Oko - Ensemble, Homer

Mae Rafuse - Colleen, Flanders

Kaitlyn Thompkins - Ensemble, Bart

Christian Vallis - Sam, Quimby, Itchy

Jake Wilke - Gibson, Willy

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CREATIVE & PRODUCTION TEAMS

Director* - Dan Bray

Assistant Director* - August Van Meekeren

Set and Costume Designer*鈥� - Sean Mulcahy

Lighting Designer - Thunder Defayette

Sound Designer - Brianne Smith-Vetter

Choreographer* - V茅ronique MacKenzie

Speech and Voice Coach* - Jo Christensen

Fight coach* - Karen Bassett

Accompanist - Angela Chu

Percussion* - August Van Meekeren

Guitarist - Christian Vallis

Producer* - Jure Gantar聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽

Production Manager* - Bruce MacLennan

Stage Manager - Veronica Jollimore

Assistant Stage Managers - Kathleen Burke, Cadence Cook

Stage Management Instructor* - Christine Oakey

Head Stage Carpenter - Eden Reshef

Scenic Carpentry Crew - Phoenix Bradley, Nico Daniels, Naomi Dansie, Grace Watson

Scenic Paint Lead - Eden Reshef

Scenic Painters
Phoenix Bradley, Nico Daniels, Naomi Dansie, Grace Watson

Scenic Carpentry Instructor* - Torin Buzek

Head of Props - Tegan Porter

Prop Builders
Avery Charters, Sky Jiang, Tess Kotsibie, Lauren Zemmelink

Props Instructor* - Melinda Robb

Lighting Board Operator - Jessie Sanders

Lighting - Mia Larche, Jessie Sanders

Sound- Brianne Smith-Vetter

Head of Lighting - Thunder Defayette

Lighting & Sound Instructor* - Bruce MacLennan

Costume Cutters
Fiona Clancey, Joanna Daley, Xavier Kirkegaard, Rowan MacGillivary, Eleanor Sawchuck, Emmett Szozei

Head Dresser - Julia Sommerville

Dressers
Leah Anderson, Quill Cooper, Natasha Diemer, Red Durand, Izora Hart, Jinxiaoxue Liao, Chris Meng, Kylie Siew, Jiayi Song

Head of Wardrobe* - Anneke Henderson

Costume Studies Instructor* - Anneke Henderson

Costume Studies Instructor* - Julia Copp