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BWW Review: CityRep Has An Incandescent Hit On Their Hands with MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY
"By Act Three...well, let's just say things get crazy. A literal greek chorus kicks us off (OCU student Kevin Taylor was a particular standout) with striking choreography from Daniel Leeman Smith." - Ronn Burton, BroadwayWorld.com
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BWW Interview: Cast and Creatives of CityRep's MR. BURNS Discuss the 'Average, Everyday, Post-Apocalyptic, Mind-Bending' Oklahoma Premiere Production
"I think the real entry point for people is that it does the same thing that all these post-apocalyptic stories right now do. Like The Walking Dead: it uses a particular circumstance to tell a story about people. The fact that it's The Simpsons, or zombies, is really irrelevant, because it's actually just giving you a frame, a lens, through which to view human behavior." - Director, Daniel Leeman Smith on Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play
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'Jackie' flies and rolls
"The action is an impressionist painting of the inside of Jackie’s thoughts and feelings. The show tells a story, but it is not linear; in addition, it combines filmed elements, recorded elements, and unexpected uses of space.
There are three Jackies, all played by extraordinary actresses who each give us a different version of the woman inside the woman." -Anna Holloway, The Daily Oklahoman
Copyright This Is Not A Theatre Company
Spirited, meditative...mesmerizing."
"And as the ferry moves across New York Harbor, the vistas on that world change, giving the play a sense of vastness that contrasts with the intimacy of in-your-ear drama."
-The Wall Street Journal, 8/28/15
"And a great thing about a downloadable play for $1.99 is that it attracts an incredibly mixed audience. “We handed out flyers to promote the show, and we had people of all ages, ethnic backgrounds and job descriptions who were interested—people with strollers, people in suits, people in scrubs. You name it.”...Another perk of a podplay is that the show goes on in perpetuity."
-American Theatre Magazine, 8/5/15
"As it turns out, Ferry Play has reached the kind of diverse audiences that other theaters dream about."