The Idiot King An Absurd Parody of Our Bloody Times Written and directed by Susana Cook Susana Cook is among the best artists working in America, doing cultural work that will transform the way we see things" - Martha Wilson, Franklin Furnace
Everything you always wanted to know about the sanctity of marriage and how it leads up to war! The Idiot King will take you inside the monarchs palace to witness God's visits and debates on government policies that are defining the future of the world. Real facts are mixed up with wild exaggerations, making it difficult to tell them apart. A profoundly funny play about the unspeakably awful things that our leaders too often pretend not to see Larry Kunofsky, NYTheatre.com (see the full review)
The Idiot King combines video, sound design, and movement with official and religious discourses to create a political satire about the tragedy of slaughter in the name of God. A political extravaganza...The kind of wonderfully coordinated ensemble theatre piece you rarely see anymore...One of the most entertaining pieces I have seen about the foibles of the current American regime - Michael Lazan, Backstage.com (see the full review)
The Idiot King. You can be with him, against him, or laughing at him. Oct 26 Nov 18, 2006, Thurs thru Sat 8pm at WOW Cafe 59 East 4th Street (between Bowery and 2nd Avenue New York, NY 10003 Tel: 212-777-4280 http://www.wowcafe.org
	Program Credits Original score: Julian Mesri Featuring: Erin Markey, Karen Jaime, Glenn Marla, Michelle Cowin, Jennifer Fomore, Jaz Cruz, Josarcia Armenter,and Susana Cook Lighting: Kate Ryan Sound op: Mimi Eadan
About the Artist Born in Argentina, Susana Cook is a New York-based political theatre worker who has been writing and producing original work for over 20 years. She graduated from the National School of Drama in Buenos Aires and also trained in theater in Paris, before moving to the United States in 1991.
	Susana's current work focuses on parallels between the dictatorship in Argentina and the present U.S. administration. Concerned with issues such as racism, classism, nationalism, and homophobia, Susana creates powerful political satires that use humor as a tool for exposing the rationales used to justify oppressions against minorities.
Susana has staged 16 original plays in venues across New York City, including Dixon Place, PS. 122, W.O.W Cafe Theater, Ubu Rep, Theater for the New City, The Puffin Room, and The Kitchen. Her shows have also been featured internationally in Spain, Argentina, and Puerto Rico. For her theatrical innovation and excellence, Susana has received awards from New York Foundation for the Arts, the Astraea Foundation, Arts International, the Bronx Museum of the Arts, and the Puffin Foundation. Info: www.susanacook.com Press Contact: Anurima Banerji, anurima@nyu.edu Photographer: Natalie Brasington