Mr. Burns
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Leslie Ann Sheppard (front) and Andrew Jessop (behind) in Theater Wit’s Mr. Burns, a post-electric play. Press opening, Wednesday, September 8 at 7 p.m., kicks off an open run. Theater Wit is located at 1229 N. Belmont Ave., in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. For tickets, visit TheaterWit.org or call (773) 975-8150. Photo credit: Charles Osgood
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From: Photos: MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY at Theatre Wit
Tina Muñoz Pandya (left) and Ana Silva in Theater Wit’s Mr. Burns, a post-electric play. Press opening, Wednesday, September 8 at 7 p.m., kicks off an open run. Theater Wit is located at 1229 N. Belmont Ave., in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. For tickets, visit TheaterWit.org or call (773) 975-8150. Photo credit: Charles Osgood
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From: Photos: MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY at Theatre Wit
Tina Muñoz Pandya (left) and Ana Silva in Theater Wit’s Mr. Burns, a post-electric play. Press opening, Wednesday, September 8 at 7 p.m., kicks off an open run. Theater Wit is located at 1229 N. Belmont Ave., in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. For tickets, visit TheaterWit.org or call (773) 975-8150. Photo credit: Charles Osgood
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From: Photos: MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY at Theatre Wit
Tina Muñoz Pandya (left) and Ana Silva in Theater Wit’s Mr. Burns, a post-electric play. Press opening, Wednesday, September 8 at 7 p.m., kicks off an open run. Theater Wit is located at 1229 N. Belmont Ave., in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. For tickets, visit TheaterWit.org or call (773) 975-8150. Photo credit: Charles Osgood
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From: Photos: MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY at Theatre Wit
Ana Silva in Theater Wit’s Mr. Burns, a post-electric play. Press opening, Wednesday, September 8 at 7 p.m., kicks off an open run. Theater Wit is located at 1229 N. Belmont Ave., in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. For tickets, visit TheaterWit.org or call (773) 975-8150. Photo credit: Charles Osgood
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From: Photos: MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY at Theatre Wit
(front, from left) Will Wilhelm, Daniel Desmarais, (back, from left) Andrew Jessop and Ana Silva in Theater Wit’s Mr. Burns, a post-electric play. Press opening, Wednesday, September 8 at 7 p.m., kicks off an open run. Theater Wit is located at 1229 N. Belmont Ave., in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. For tickets, visit TheaterWit.org or call (773) 975-8150. Photo credit: Charles Osgood
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From: Photos: MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY at Theatre Wit
(from left) Jonah D. Winston, Eileen Doan, Daniel Desmarais, Leslie Ann Sheppard, Will Wilhelm and Ana Silva in Theater Wit’s Mr. Burns, a post-electric play. Press opening, Wednesday, September 8 at 7 p.m., kicks off an open run. Theater Wit is located at 1229 N. Belmont Ave., in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. For tickets, visit TheaterWit.org or call (773) 975-8150. Photo credit: Charles Osgood
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From: Photos: MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY at Theatre Wit
Jonah D. Winston in Theater Wit’s Mr. Burns, a post-electric play. Press opening, Wednesday, September 8 at 7 p.m., kicks off an open run. Theater Wit is located at 1229 N. Belmont Ave., in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. For tickets, visit TheaterWit.org or call (773) 975-8150. Photo credit: Charles Osgood
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From: Photos: MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY at Theatre Wit
Leslie Ann Sheppard in Theater Wit’s Mr. Burns, a post-electric play. Press opening, Wednesday, September 8 at 7 p.m., kicks off an open run. Theater Wit is located at 1229 N. Belmont Ave., in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. For tickets, visit TheaterWit.org or call (773) 975-8150. Photo credit: Charles Osgood
Please credit Charles Osgood Photography
From: Photos: MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY at Theatre Wit
Leslie Ann Sheppard in Theater Wit’s Mr. Burns, a post-electric play. Press opening, Wednesday, September 8 at 7 p.m., kicks off an open run. Theater Wit is located at 1229 N. Belmont Ave., in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. For tickets, visit TheaterWit.org or call (773) 975-8150. Photo credit: Charles Osgood
Please credit Charles Osgood Photography
From: Photos: MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY at Theatre Wit
Leslie Ann Sheppard (left) and Andrew Jessop in Theater Wit’s Mr. Burns, a post-electric play. Press opening, Wednesday, September 8 at 7 p.m., kicks off an open run. Theater Wit is located at 1229 N. Belmont Ave., in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. For tickets, visit TheaterWit.org or call (773) 975-8150. Photo credit: Charles Osgood
Please credit Charles Osgood Photography
From: Photos: MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY at Theatre Wit
Will Wilhelm (front) and Andrew Jessop (behind) in Theater Wit’s Mr. Burns, a post-electric play. Press opening, Wednesday, September 8 at 7 p.m., kicks off an open run. Theater Wit is located at 1229 N. Belmont Ave., in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. For tickets, visit TheaterWit.org or call (773) 975-8150. Photo credit: Charles Osgood
Please credit Charles Osgood Photography
From: Photos: MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY at Theatre Wit
(from left) Daniel Desmarais, Andrew Jessop and Ana Silva in Theater Wit’s Mr. Burns, a post-electric play. Press opening, Wednesday, September 8 at 7 p.m., kicks off an open run. Theater Wit is located at 1229 N. Belmont Ave., in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. For tickets, visit TheaterWit.org or call (773) 975-8150. Photo credit: Charles Osgood
Please credit Charles Osgood Photography
From: Photos: MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY at Theatre Wit
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by A.A. Cristi - Feb 27, 2026
Anne Washburn has been named the sixth recipient of the $35,000 Hermitage Major Theater Award. The commission from the Hermitage Artist Retreat includes a Florida residency and a New York workshop anticipated for fall 2027.
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Though the production overall was a bit hit-or-miss for me, I was nonetheless impressed by the design and some stand-out performances, and am genuinely delighted that this show, one of my personal favorites of the Century Cycle, gets to live again on the TAG stage.
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Centenary Stage Company’s NEXTStage Repertory continues its 2025–2026 season with Anne Washburn’s Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play, featuring a score by Michael Friedman and lyrics by Anne Washburn.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Mr. Burns has appeared on Broadway in 2 shows.
Mr. Burns has not appeared in the West End.
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