Mercy Street Theatre, a company founded and led by Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, presents the world premiere of Burn, by Ian Michael James (BA ’14), a graduate of the Theatre Department’s BA Program in Acting with a minor in playwriting.

The play asks the question: If this were the last day of your life, how would you spend it? The hero, Sam, is stuck in the middle of nowhere with a middle-of-nowhere job as an ice cream man. While he grapples with the idea of leaving his hoarder father behind to start a new lifestyle, he receives news that sets his world ablaze. Theoretical astrophysics, broken box fans, and ice cream sandwiches all collide in Burn.

Burn is directed by J. Cody Spellman (BA ’13), a graduate of the Columbia College Theatre Department’s directing program. The cast includes Theatre Department faculty member Scott Olson.

Burn runs March 4-19 at 1914 N. Milwaukee, in Chicago’s Bucktown neighborhood. For tickets, click here.