The Resistible Rise of JR Brinkley
Written and directed by Edward Einhorn
ORIGINALLY PERFORMED:
Part of The New York International Fringe Festival – FringeNYC
A production of The Present Theatre Company
685 Washington Street
October 12 - 28, 2018
The true story of a 1920's con man who made a fortune selling his impotence cure: surgically implanted goat testicles. He then became a radio star and a successful politician. A Brechtian parable about American Greatness, told with country music.
With: Craig Anderson, John Blaylock*, Julia Hoffmann, Jenny Lee Mitchell*, and Trav SD
Arrangements: Tom Berger
Music Direction: Richard Philbin
Costume Designer: Ramona Ponce
Lighting Designer : Jeff Nash
Scenic Artist: Eric Shanower
Stage Manager: Berit Johnson
Assistant Director: Becca Silbert
Graphic Design (image above): Clinton Corbett
*Indicates member of Actor's Equity Association
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council
as well the Schapiro Fund,
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
New York State Council on the Arts
Graphic Design by Clinton Corbett
Reviews
"This is a fresh, energetic, biting satire that deconstructs the power of the con man and the charming story teller…The Untitled Theater Company No. 61 has delivered a noteworthy piece in sync with our desperate times.”
— Jacquelyn Clare,
Stage Biz
“With stylistic brio Einhorn does what he enjoys doing most. He employs absurdist, comedic mayhem to examine outrageous social and cultural behavior.”
— Carole di Tosti,
blogcritics
“Trav SD—a larger than life character dressed in white proclaiming himself “the most honest man in the world"—nicely captures the essence of J. R. Brinkley...And projections of Eric Shanower's scenic art, representing each stage of Brinkley’s life, help to create a nice depth to the stage."