MR. BURNS: A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY
by Anne Washburn
(2015, restaged in 2021)
“The best work of Wechsler's career thus far. A very distinct kind of thrill, the one that kicks in when you have absolutely no idea where a play is going, except that it is not likely to be any place you recall being before in a theater. This thrill is one of expansiveness of vision — an intellectual rush, a sense of unexplored theatrical possibility, and a fearlessness of operation.”
— Chicago Tribune
“Under the deliberate yet freewheeling direction of Jeremy Wechsler, “Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play” is simply electrifying. Unlike anything else in town, and Wechsler’s production is as good as this town has to offer.”
— New City
Jeremy Wechsler offers an expressive new staging that leans on the horror of the last 18 months to dray out the work's fresh urgency. But he has also found new comfort in its meaning. Wechsler’s work is ragged and brisk.
— New York Times
“This production, so meticulously staged by director Jeremy Wechsler, is both extremely entertaining and illuminating, you'll find it hard to leave the theatre without buzzing with electricity. One of the most stunning and impressive I have ever seen in Chicago.”
— Broadway World
“Mind-bending, terrifying, hilarious, and moving! Go have your mind blown.”
— Theater 1234
“This show is dead-on funny throughout, and under Jeremy Wechsler's direction, peculiarly poignant too.”
— Chicago Reader
