Press
Profiles & Interviews
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How One Theater Company Is Facing a Dark Spring
Vulture March 19, 2020 -
The Show That Made Gatsby Even Greater
The Times of London May 10, 2012 -
Hath Not A Year Highlights? Even This One?
The New York Times December 16, 2010 -
Putting 'The Great Gatsby' - Every Word Of It - Onstage
The New Yorker September 27, 2010 -
On The Ground: New York
ArtForum: Best of 2007 December 2007 -
Review: Gatz
The Point Magazine Spring 2009 -
The Unadapted Theatrical Adaptation
The New York Times Magazine December 9, 2007 -
A God, A Thermos, A Play (Part 2)
TheatreForum Issue 23 -
A God, A Thermos, A Play
TheatreForum Issue 23 -
This America: A Conversation With John Collins About Elevator Repair Service (Part 2)
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This America: A Conversation With John Collins About Elevator Repair Service
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The Happy Awkward Moment
The Village Voice May 28, 2002 -
Elevator Repair Service
Bomb Spring 1999 -
The Downtown Express
The Village Voice May 26, 1998 -
Best Experimental Theater Troupe
New York Magazine "Best of New York" issue May 4, 1998 -
John Collins: Accidents Will Happen
American Theatre September 1997 -
Going Up
The Village Voice September 16, 1997 -
Floor, Please
Paper December 1994
Baldwin and Buckley at Cambridge
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'Baldwin and Buckley at Cambridge' review — a mesmerizing historical recreation
New York Theatre Guide October 4, 2022 -
America: Pro or Con?
The New Yorker October 7, 2022
Everyone’s Fine with Virginia Woolf
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Review: Everyone’s Fine With Virginia Woolf at Dublin Theatre Festival
Exeunt Magazine October 6, 2018 -
DUBLIN THEATRE FESTIVAL: Everyone’s Fine With Virginia Woolf – O’Reilly Theatre, Dublin
The Reviews Hub October 5, 2018 -
Everyone’s Fine with Virginia Woolf review: Who’s afraid of this trashy takedown?
The Irish Times October 5, 2018 -
The Men Are Not Fine in Everyone's Fine With Virginia Woolf
Theater Mania June 12, 2018 -
Everyone's Fine With Virginia Woolf, Theater Reviews
Theater Pizzazz June 13, 2018 -
“Everyone’s Fine with Virginia Woolf”—Martha’s Revenge!
Stage Left June 14, 2018 -
‘Everyone’s Fine With Virginia Woolf’ Gives Albee a Good Spank Over the Knee
Observer June 12, 2018 -
George and Martha Redux in 'Everyone’s Fine with Virginia Woolf'
New York Times June 12, 2018
Measure for Measure
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Off Broadway Reviews Measure For Measure
Talkin' Broadway October 10, 2017 -
Off-Broadway Review: “Measure for Measure” at the Public’s LuEsther Theater
Theatre Reviews Limited October 10, 2017 -
‘Downton Abbey’ Just Landed on Broadway, Kind of: ‘Time and The Conways,’ ‘Measure For Measure,’ and ‘The Home Place’
The Daily Beast October 10, 2017 -
A CurtainUp Review Measure for Measure
CurtainUp October 12, 2017 -
Elevator Repair Service hits the fast-forward button on Shakespeare
4Columns October 13, 2017 -
Measure for Measure: 4 Stars
Time Out NY October 10, 2017
Fondly, Collette Richland
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On the Culture Front: The Food Film Festival, Old Times, Fool for Love, and More
The Huffington Post October 30, 2015 -
Fondly, Collette Richland: 4 Stars
TimeOut New York September 28, 2015 -
Review: ‘Fondly, Collette Richland’ Offers Open-Eyed Dreaming
The New York Times September 28, 2015 -
The Plot Thickens: Elevator Repair Service’s "Fondly, Collette Richland"
Walker Magazine April 30, 2013 -
Sibyl Kempson: The Push and Pull of Playwrighting
Walker Magazine March 11, 2013
Arguendo
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Theater Review: “Arguendo” at Woolly Mammoth
Washingtonian April 4, 2014 -
Elevator Repair Service explores notions of freedoms, logic of law in ‘Arguendo’
Chicago Sun Times March 12, 2014 -
A satirical look inside the Kitty Kat Lounge case
Chicago Tribune March 16, 2014 -
Thigh Court
Slate October 23, 2013 -
'Arguendo' offers naked justice for go-go dancers
Metro US October 21, 2013 -
Public Indecency: Elevator Repair Service’s Arguendo
The American Conservative October 18, 2013 -
Faith in the Audience
Wall Street Journal October 7, 2013 -
Strippers, Supreme Court & Silliness: Elevator Repair Service's Arguendo
Gothamist October 2, 2013 -
Theater Reviews: Arguendo
New York Magazine September 26, 2013 -
ARGUENDO Riffs on the Legality of Public Nudity
Broadway World September 24, 2013 -
The Word’s the Thing
The New York Observer September 24, 2013 -
Arguendo Is Full of Supremely Naughty Charm
The Village Voice September 25, 2013 -
Arguendo
Entertainment Weekly September 24, 2013 -
Arguendo
Theater Mania September 24, 2013 -
Arguendo
Curtain Up September 25, 2013 -
Full-Frontal Justice, a Matter of Redress
The New York Times September 24, 2013 -
ERS's John Collins Explores a Sexy Supreme Court Case
The Village Voice September 4, 2013 -
The Supremes
The Paris Review May 31, 2012
Shuffle
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3 Classic Novels. 22 Minutes. Why Not?
The New York Times May 24, 2011 -
Hemingway, Faulkner And Fitzgerald: The Remix
The New Yorker May 25, 2011
The Select
(The Sun Also Rises)
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Elevator Repair Service’s The Select (The Sun Also Rises) at STC (review)
DC Theater Scene March 1, 2017 -
The Novelization of Great Theater
Shakespearences March 1, 2017 -
Review: ‘The Select (The Sun Also Rises)’ at Shakespeare Theatre Company
DC Metro Theater Arts March 2, 2017 -
'The Select' ('The Sun Also Rises'): Good but Long
The Georgetown Dish March 1, 2017 -
In The Moment: Elevator Repair Service’s ‘The Select (The Sun Also Rises’) at Shakespeare Theatre Company
DC Metro Theater Arts March 1, 2017 -
The Select (The Sun Also Rises) at Shakespeare Theatre
Women Around Town March 1, 2017 -
How dry he’s not: Hemingway, brought to the stage in lively fashion
The Washington Post February 28, 2017 -
Review: The Select (The Sun Also Rises)
Timeout New York September 11, 2012 -
A Lost Generation Drinks Up, Always on Jake Barnes’s Tab
New York Times September 11, 2011 -
Review: The Select (The Sun Also Rises)
The Irish Times September 30, 2012 -
Review: The Sun Also Rises
Timeout Boston March 17, 2011 -
The Sun Also Rises, Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
The Independent August 20, 2010 -
Theatre Review: The Sun Also Rises
The Scotsman August 26, 2010 -
The Sun Also Rises
What's On Stage August 16, 2010 -
The Sun Also Rises
The Guardian August 15, 2010 -
The Sun Also Rises (The Select)
British Theatre Guide August 2010 -
'Elevator' Is Looking Up With Hemingway
Sarasota Herald-Tribune October 8, 2009
The Sound and the Fury
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Review: ‘The Sound and the Fury,’ Elevator Repair Service’s Take on Faulkner
The New York Times May 21, 2015 -
The Sound and the Fury: 4 Stars
TimeOut New York January 20, 2015 -
Elevator Repair Service’s The Sound and the Fury: EW stage review
Entertainment Weekly May 21, 2015 -
The Sound and the Fury
Theatermania May 21, 2015 -
The Sound and the Fury at Public Theater
Exeunt Magazine May 21, 2015 -
‘The Sound and the Fury’ is a confusing yet engrossing Faulkner reboot
New York Post May 21, 2015 -
Fury, Again
New York Daily News May 22, 2015 -
The Sound and the Fury
Theater Pizzazz! May 21, 2015 -
ERS’s “Sound and Fury” Signifying… Something
Huffington Post May 21, 2015 -
‘The Sound and the Fury’
The Bergen Record May 22, 2015 -
The Sound And The Fury
The Advertiser March 12, 2010 -
Tangled Narratives Of Tragedy And Hope
The Australian March 15, 2010 -
The Sound And The Fury (April Seventh, 1928)
Expresso-Actual January 24, 2009 -
Flowing With The Flux
Publico January 20, 2009 -
Intruder In The Wings: A Staging Of William Faulkner's 'The Sound And The Fury'
The New Yorker May 26, 2008 -
Critic's Notebook: Novel Approach
The New Yorker May 5, 2008 -
Faulkner's Haunted Family, Moving In And Out Of Time
The New York Times April 30, 2008 -
Authorial Intense: Elevator Repair Service Puts Faulkner On Stage -- Verbatim.
Time Out New York April 30-May 6, 2008 -
The Sound And The Fury (April Seventh, 1928)
Time Out New York April 30, 2008 -
Elevator Repair Service's 'The Sound And The Fury (April Seventh, 1928)'
The New York Sun April 30, 2008 -
Elevator Repair Service Celebrates Stream-Of-Consciousness
The International Herald Tribune April 29, 2008 -
The Sound And The Fury (April Seventh, 1928): Elevator Repair Service At New York Theatre Workshop
Backstage April 29, 2008 -
Review: 'The Sound And The Fury (April Seventh, 1928)'
Variety April 29, 2008 -
They Did 'Gatsby." But Can They Handle Faulkner?
The New York Times April 27, 2008 -
Elevator Pushes Buttons With "Fury": N.Y. Company's Faulkner Adaptation Bows In April
Variety November 30, 2007 -
Nothing But Novel: Elevator Repair Service Does Faulkner
The Brooklyn Rail April 2008 -
Spring Theater Preview - The Sound And The Fury, An Idiot's Tale: ERS Follows Up Fitzgerald With Faulkner
The Village Voice March 4, 2008 -
NY Theaters Set Stage For Novel Ideas
Variety November 30, 2007
No Great Society
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On The TV: Re-enacting Kerouac Interviews
The New York Times February 11, 2006 -
No Great Society
Time Out New York February 9, 2006 -
Elevator Repair Service Presents No Great Society
Flavorpill NYC February 7-13, 2006
Gatz
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Review: ‘The Great Gatsby’ shines anew in this 8-hour (plus) staging
San Francisco Chronicle February 14, 2020 -
The Show That Made Gatsby Even Greater
The Times of London May 10, 2012 -
Hath Not A Year Highlights? Even This One?
The New York Times December 16, 2010 -
Putting 'The Great Gatsby' - Every Word Of It - Onstage
The New Yorker September 27, 2010 -
A Spellbinding Six-Hour Gatz
New York Magazine October 6, 2010 -
Borne Back Ceaselessly Into The Past
The New York Times October 6, 2010 -
A Novel 'Gatsby': Stamina Required
The New York Times February 5, 2010 -
'The Great Gatsby' Meets 'The Office'
The Boston Globe May 15, 2009 -
Stage Provides Rich Pickings As Market Went Belly Up
The Sydney Morning Herald December 28, 2009 -
Mesmerising Take On Gatsby
The Sydney Morning Herald May 19, 2009 -
At Six-Plus Hours, Stage Take On 'Gatsby' A Great One Indeed
The Chicago Tribune November 17, 2008 -
Fitz Of Passion
Time Out Chicago November 13-19, 2008 -
Baring The Heart, Soul, Of 'Gatsby'
Chicago Sun-Times November 15, 2008 -
'Gatz' Is Great, But 'Metamorphosis' Has Altered Too Much
The Irish Times October 4, 2008 -
Observations: A Joyful Day In The Company Of The Great Gatsby
The Independent October 3, 2008 -
Review Of 'Gatz' At The Project
Irish Times September 29, 2008 -
On The Ground: New York
ArtForum: Best of 2007 December 1, 2007 -
The Unadapted Theatrical Adaptation
The New York Times Magazine December 9, 2007 -
This Week Ahead: September 16-22
The New York Times September 16, 2007 -
Avant-Garde, PA
The Village Voice September 12-18, 2007 -
Technical, Classical Brilliance Opens Festival
The Bulletin September 4, 2007 -
The Great Gatsby In The Theatre: A Brilliant Marathon
Publico July 4, 2007 -
A Triumph Of Literature Over Time
Die Presse June 17, 2007 -
The Novel As Novel
Klassekampen December 12, 2006 -
Gatz
Variety October 1, 2006 -
A Slice Of Happiness In The Tristesse Of The Roaring Twenties
Neue Zürcher Zeitung August 28, 2006 -
Under The Spell Of A Novel
Landboote August 28, 2006 -
Textual Fidelity Reborn Through The Medium Of Soap Opera
Tages-Anzeiger August 28, 2006 -
Is This Town Big Enough For Two Gatsbys? Maybe Not
The New York Times July 16, 2006 -
Seven Hours Of Tremendous Theater
Het Parool June 16,2006 -
Gatz - Elevator Repair Service
8Weekly June 16, 2006 -
Wonderfully Intoxicated By The Sober Language Of Fitzgerald
Trouw June 16, 2006 -
Elevator Repair Service's Gatz
Walker Art Center interview June 8, 2006 -
She Only Loves Me
NRC Handelsblad June 2, 2006 -
Gatsby-Marathon: Reading It Out Loud
De Volkskrant May 29, 2006 -
A Very Digestible Brick
Le Soir May 24, 2006 -
Gatsby, Every Last Word Of It, On Stage
Yale Alumni Magazine November/December 2005
Room Tone
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A Novel Twist On 'The Turn Of The Screw'
The Washington Post April 12, 2004 -
Room Tone
Time Out New York November 7, 2002 -
The James Gang vs. Sophocles
The Village Voice November 6, 2002
Highway to Tomorrow
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Listings
New York Magazine November 20, 2000 -
Listings
The New Yorker November 20, 2000 -
Highway to Tomorrow
Time Out New York November 9, 2000
Total Fictional Lie
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The Theater Of Danger
Art in America February 1998 -
Zombie Aerobics
The Village Voice November 3, 1998 -
Now The Uncool Are The Coolest Of All
The New York Times October 26, 1998 -
Frenetic Applause For Paul's Wiggling Feet (English Translation)
Die Welt September 10, 1998 -
Frenetischer Applaus Für Pauls Zappelnde Füße
Die Welt September 10, 1998 -
True Dada (English Translation)
taz September 10, 1998 -
Echt Dada
taz September 10, 1998
Cab Legs
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Some Sort Of Awakening (Unabridged Version)
Performing Arts Journal May 1998 -
Some Sort Of Awakening (Abridged)
Performing Arts Journal May 1998 -
New York's ERS Shows That The Story Isn't What Counts (English Translation)
de Volkskrant May 25, 1998 -
New Yorkse ERS Toont Dat Het Verhaal Er Niet Toe Doet
de Volkskrant May 25, 1998 -
An Unstoppable Eros-Water Romance (English Translation)
Le Soir May 25, 1998 -
Une Imparable Romance À L'eau D'eros
Le Soir May 25, 1998 -
North America - Full Article
Performing Arts Journal November 1997 -
North America
Performing Arts Journal November 1997 -
The Hard-To-Achieve Ease (English Translation)
Salzburger Nachrichten August 13, 1997 -
Das Schwer Machbare Leichtfüßige
Salzburger Nachrichten August 13, 1997
Shut Up I Tell You
(I Said Shut Up I Tell You)
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Shut Up I Tell You (I Said Shut Up I Tell You)
P.S. 122Artforum March 1996
McGurk:
A Cautionary Tale
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McGurk: A Cautionary Tale
The Village Voice September 20, 1994
Language Instruction:
Love Family vs. Andy Kaufman
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Kaufman's Bastard Child
The New York Post February 10, 1994 -
Shtik It to the Guy
The New York Daily News January 31, 1993
Spine Check
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Dada's Home
The Village Voice July 6, 1993