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Justine Bursoni hails from Chicago. She tried as hard as possible to leave here, graduating after three years of Art History school. It was Custard Cup that forced her to stay. She now lives in downtown Champaign and works as a nanny and at the Orpheum Children's Science Museum.
Produced by the Illini Union Board with an ensemble of 28 students and the despite it's absurd name, the award-winning play, Urinetown: The Musical is well worth the watch. It is a satirical comedy-musical about a community's struggle during a 20-year drought. Here in Urinetown, water consumption is curbed by a single capitalist company, Urine Good Hands, who takes away the town's potty privileges; private bathrooms are banned and citizens are forced use and pay for the public facilities provided. The conflict, however, brought upon this town leads to a revolution. Now this notion isn't completely ridiculous, seeing as how some places in Europe require a small fee to use public restrooms. Urinetown's creator and lyricist, Greg Kotis, was actually inspired by this concept while traveling in Europe and having to pay-per-pee.
Three performances of Urinetown: The Musical will run at 7:30 p.m. on April 11 and 12, and a Saturday matinee at 2 p.m. at Assembly Hall, 1800 S. First St. in Champaign. Tickets are on sale through Illini Union Ticket Central and Assembly Hall Box Office. They range in price from $13-$17 and a $3 discount is available for those with a valid UIUC Student ID.
