John Collins' most notable work with ERS is Gatz, which is a verbatim performance of a 1925 novel that follows a cast of characters living in what fictional town on Long Island?
John Collins (director) John Collins (born c.1969 Chapel Hill, North Carolina) is an American experimental theatre director and designer. He is the founder and Artistic Director of Elevator Repair Service (ERS) and has directed or co-directed all of its productions since 1991. Most notable among his work with ERS is "Gatz", a verbatim performance of the entire text of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby".
The Call of the North (1921 film) The Call of the North is a 1921 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Joseph Henabery and stars Jack Holt. It is based on the novel "The Conjuror's House: a Romance of the Free Forest" by Stewart Edward White and its 1908 play adaptation "The Call of the North" by George Broadhurst starring Robert Edeson. This film is a remake of an earlier 1914 version directed by Cecil B. DeMille. It is not known whether the film currently survives.