The Resistible Rise of JR Brinkley
Written and directed by Edward Einhorn
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.
READ ABOUT THE ORIGINAL UTC61 PRODUCTION
Sound Designed, Edited, and Mixed by Josh Samuels
Arrangements by Tom Berger
Music Direction/instrumentals by
Richard Philbin
Graphic Design (image above): Clinton Corbett
With: Craig Anderson, John Blaylock, John Bronston, Dan Butler, Joshua Wolf Coleman, Jason Harris, Julia Hoffmann, Jenny Lee Mitchell, Tony Torn and Maxwell Zener
Recorded under a SAG-AFTRA Collective Bargaining Agreement
Episode 2 guest: Dr. Seth Cotlar
Episode 3 guest: Dr. Samuel Parler
Episode 4 guest: Dr. Tracey Laird
Tony Torn as J. R. Brinkley
Reviews
“5 stars. This is a podcast we can wholewheartedly recommend. It costs nothing, it’s massively entertaining and informative, it’s beautifully produced and acted and it leaves me both hoping and looking forward to the next offering from Edward Einhorn and Untitled Theater Company No.61.”
— Shaun Roger, Set The Tape
“This was a fantastic listen overall...From a more technical perspective, the production is crisp and clear. They incorporate country music, including adaptations of country classics and contemporaneous political songs. The songs are ear catching and serve to provide transitions, exposition, and additional context for the play... I strongly encourage you to keep your ears open for great productions like this. If you want to listen to a wonderfully made play, look them up and listen in.”
— Atticus’s Attic
“The story is so surprising that listeners will gasp at the turns each episode takes...The production on The Resistible Rise of J.R. Brinkley is well planned and transports listeners to the ‘20s using sound effects and a score you can’t help but dance to...This podcast is recommended for the casual historian and storyteller.”