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NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
“I can safely say that I’ve never seen anything quite like Burnt Toast … a disturbing yet tender tale of love and cannibalism.” – The New York Times
ABOUT THE WORK
Norwegian theater company Susie Wang makes its highly anticipated U.S. premiere with Burnt Toast, a surreal and darkly comic thriller that blends horror, humor, and the uncanny. Set in a crimson-hued hotel lobby in the American South, the play follows a mysterious man with a silver briefcase and a nursing mother whose chance encounter spirals into a bizarre, unsettling narrative. With echoes of Lynchian unease and absurdist wit, Burnt Toast lures audiences into a world where the everyday turns eerie and the grotesque feels strangely familiar. This internationally acclaimed production showcases Susie Wang’s signature blend of psychological horror and sharp social commentary and marks the U.S. debut of one of Europe’s most daring and original theater companies.
PRODUCTION GUIDANCE
Please note there is no late seating for this production. Additionally, seating will take place on the stage. If you’d like to leave at any time during the performance, you must do so through the theatre’s backstage. This production contains fake blood, body horror, and sudden loud noises.
RUN TIME
This production is approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes with no intermission.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
The Norwegian theatre company Susie Wang was formed in 2017 by Trine Falch, Martin Langlie, Mona Solhaug and Bo Krister Wallstrøm. Having worked in a performative tradition for many years, embracing everything authentic and real, they grew increasingly curious about the theatrical un-real – and as Susie Wang, they now make theatre with characters and plots. Or as they say: Susie Wang was brought up with a shattered world view, but instead of reflecting the world in fragments, we have started to pick up the pieces and put them together as dramatic storylines.
CREATIVE CREDITS
Betty: Julie Solberg
Danny: Kim Atle Hansen
Violet: Mona Solhaug
Script and Direction: Trine Falch
Scenography: Bo Krister Wallstrøm
Music and Sound Design: Martin Langlie
Lighting Design: Phillip Isaksen
SFX: Fanney Antonsdottir
Stagecraft, design: Antti Bjørn, Jon Løvøen
Stagecraft, live: Simen Ulvestad, Oscar Solløs, Viola Hamre
Accent coach: Sarah Valentine
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SUPPORT
Co-production: Black Box Theatre
Supported by: Arts Council Norway, The Audio and Visual Fund and Visual Artists Fund
This project is made possible with the support of the Norwegian Consulate General in New York
NYU Skirball’s programs are made possible in part with support from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; and the Howard Gilman Foundation; Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels; Culture Ireland; The Shubert Foundation; Collins Building Services; General Delegation of the Government of Flanders to the USA; Goethe Institut New York with support from the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany; Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; New England Foundation for the Arts; Harkness Foundation for Dance; and Marta Heflin Foundation; as well as our valued donors through memberships, commissioning, and Allies for Arts Access Fund support.