"I believe in order, tenderness, and piety."
— Jack Kerouac
Beat legend turned virulent conservative Jack Kerouac
comes back to life in the unlikely form of Susie Sokol,
guest-appearing on The Steve Allen Show as a shy poet
prone to sudden outbursts of lyric mania, wreaking
cantankerous drunken disorder on a panel discussion about
hippies led by William F. Buckley Jr, and now and then
spinning out into irrepressible fits of mad dancing and
delirious poetry.
With Ben Williams channelling both Allen and Buckley,
and Vin Knight and Scott Shepherd as experts on hippie culture.
"Even in the ranks of avant-garde performers, Susie Sokol
stands out as a wonderful weirdo."
— Time Out New York
"A joy from start to finish."
— The New York Times
PRESS
The New York Times
11 February 2006
On the TV: Re-enacting Kerouac Interviews
by Jason Zinoman
Time Out New York
9 February 2006
No Great Society
by David Cote
Flavorpill NYC
7-13 February 2006
Elevator Repair Service Presents No Great Society
CAST
- Susie Sokol
- Vin Knight
- Ben Williams
- Scott Shepherd
- Directed by John Collins
- Costumes by Colleen Werthmann
- Assistant Director Liza Zapol
- Choreography by Katherine Profeta
- Lighting by John Collins
- Stage Manager Madeleine Burns
- Technical Direction B.D. White
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