Anne Elizabeth Washburn Knihy

"One of the most spectacularly original plays in recent memory."—Entertainment Weekly. "Fascinating and hilarious . . . With each of its three acts, Mr. Burns grows grander."—Village Voice. "When was the last time you met a new play that was so smart it made your head spin? . . . Mr. Burns has arrived to leave you dizzy with the scope and dazzle of its ideas . . . with depths of feeling to match its breadth of imagination."—The New York Times. This apocalyptic comedy is an ode to live theater and the resilience of The Simpsons, exploring how one generation's culture evolves into the next's mythology. Following enthusiastic critical acclaim during its world premiere, it is set to debut in London in spring 2014. The collection also features The Small, I Have Loved Strangers, and Orestes, all of which explore themes of destruction, from personal loss to the collapse of civilization and the very form of storytelling itself. The playwright's works include The Internationalist, A Devil at Noon, Apparition, The Communist Dracula Pageant, I Have Loved Strangers, The Ladies, The Small, and a transadaptation of Euripides's Orestes. Her accolades include a Guggenheim, NYFA Fellowship, Time Warner Fellowship, and recognition as a Susan Smith Blackburn finalist. She is affiliated with 13P, The Civilians, and New Georges.