Uncle Sam's Satiric Spectacular a vaudevillean collaboration by Eric Coble, Bridget Carpenter, Sheila Callaghan, Richard Dresser, Hilly Hicks, Jr., Greg Allen, Michael Friedman

"A smart, funny show that channels the neurotic anxiety of a culture crumbling onto its own ideals and converts it into humor and laughs... Uncle Sam's liberates itself from political mockery to true satirical commentary. Vaudevillian in nature, the show goes beyond random acts of entertainment and develops a cohesive idea and psychological picture of our time."

"Actors Theatre of Louisville has resurrected old vaudeville/burlesque routines to let them cavort satirically with a cast of mind readers, contortionists, magicians, comedians, knife throwers, ventriloquists, singers, trapeze artists, dancers, and minstrel show performers. Viewing the excesses of the Bush Administration through a prism of absurdity makes the fast-paced, joke-filled format devastatingly effective and piquant."