Arts & Culture

Theater Picks: Manbites Dog opens ‘Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play’

By Roy C. Dicks

Correspondent
From left, Susannah, played by Marcia Edmundson and Matt, played by Michael Brocki, trying to remember an old TV episode, hear something moving in the woods in Manbites Dog Theater’s production of “Mr. Burns, a post-electric play.”
From left, Susannah, played by Marcia Edmundson and Matt, played by Michael Brocki, trying to remember an old TV episode, hear something moving in the woods in Manbites Dog Theater’s production of “Mr. Burns, a post-electric play.” Ed Hunt

Durham’s Manbites Dog Theatre opens its season this weekend with Anne Washburn’s 2012 play, “Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play.” The dark comedy follows survivors of an apocalyptic event, who pass the time by recounting an episode from “The Simpsons.” Over time, the ritual expands into a musical to help them process the ruins of their culture.

7:30 p.m. Oct. 23-Nov. 7. $12-$20 (student/senior/military discounts available). 919-682-3343 or manbitesdogtheater.org.

Other highlights

  • N.C. State’s University Theatre stages popular writer Mitch Albom’s 2004 comedy, “Duck Hunter Shoots Angel” (through Nov. 1). Details at ncsu.edu/theatre.
  • William Peace University’s production this weekend of “Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom” concerns a mysterious video game that causes teenagers to lose sight of reality vs. fantasy. Details at peace.edu/events.
  • N.C. Theatre finishes out its run of Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods” this weekend in Raleigh’s Memorial Auditorium. Details at nctheatre.com.

This story was originally published October 22, 2015 at 10:00 AM with the headline "Theater Picks: Manbites Dog opens ‘Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play’."

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