Urinetown: How Cason Murphy turns satire into substance

Urinetown: How Cason Murphy turns satire into substance

When associate professor of theatre Cason Murphy talks about Urinetown: The Musical, his enthusiasm fills the room, much like the musical’s over-the-top humor fills the stage.  Set in a dystopian future where a corporation controls public toilets amid a decades-long drought, Urinetown ridicules capitalism, regulation and environmental collapse.  “I’ve always had an affinity for the show,” Murphy said. “But I’ve never quite understood it. I wonde…