Question: 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?

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Coogan's Run: Coogan's Run was a 1995 UK TV series featuring Steve Coogan as a series of odd characters living in the fictional town of Ottle.  It was written by various people including Coogan, Patrick Marber, David Tyler, Graham Linehan, Arthur Mathews, Geoffrey Perkins and Henry Normal.  The series consists of six self-contained stories, although Coogan's characters from the other episodes in the series make occasional cameo appearances.

Newton's Cannon: Newton's Cannon (1998) is the first novel in Gregory Keyes's "The Age of Unreason" series.  The protagonist for the novel is Benjamin Franklin; other key characters to the novel are James Franklin - Ben's brother, John Collins - Ben's friend, as well as Adrienne and King Louis XIV - the Sun King.

Please, No Police: Please No Police is a 1981 novel written by a Turkish author named that follows a cast of German and Turkish characters living in Berlin, Germany, in 1973.  More specifically, the characters operate in the Kreuzberg district of Berlin.  The story primarily concerns the Turkish migrant Ali who is illegally in Germany trying to find work, Frau Gramke, and Brigitte Gramke who is the daughter of Frau Gramke and Bruno Gramke.

Elevator Repair Service: Elevator Repair Service (ERS) is a New York-based theater ensemble founded by director John Collins and a group of actors in 1991.

Herbs and Apples: Herbs and Apples is a 1925 novel by Helen Hooven Santmyer.  Her first novel, it was largely autobiographical.  Set in the fictional town of Tecumseh, Ohio, an unnamed Boston-area women's college, and Manhattan, it tells the story of Derrick Thornton, an aspiring female writer and poet, who ends up preferring the "herbs and apples" of Tecumseh to any sort of literary life.

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 Great Gatsby: The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald that follows a cast of characters living in the fictional town of West Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922.  The story primarily concerns the young and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his quixotic passion and obsession for the beautiful former debutante Daisy Buchanan.  Considered to be Fitzgerald's magnum opus, "The Great Gatsby" explores themes of decadence, idealism, resistance to change, social upheaval, and excess, creating a portrait of the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties that has been described as a cautionary tale regarding the American Dream.

The Defiants: The Defiants were a Minnesota based garage rock band in the 1960s.  The Defiants were formed in Clara City, Minnesota by Steve Henslin, Doug Gerken, Donny "Mixer" Mickels and Dewayne "Smitty" Smith.  Steve Henslin later left and Mike Shaw (bass and vocals) took over leadership of the band.  Mike brought in his brother Terry R. Shaw on drums and vocals.  The band consisted of the Shaw brothers, Loren "Wally" Walsted on lead guitar (who died from a heart attack on Sept. 3.  2014), and John Collins on rhythm guitar.  This form of the group stayed together from 1963 to 1967 and recorded one single; a cover of Bob Dylan's "Maggie's Farm" backed with a cover of "Bye Bye Johnny."  The Defiants broke up in 1967 when John Collins was drafted for service in the Vietnam War but opted to join the Marines instead.  Mike Shaw and Terry R. Shaw later formed the group Shaw-Allen-Shaw with Jim Allen.  That group recorded two albums, set many ballroom attendance records and, in 2006, was inducted into the Mid-America Music Hall of Fame (formerly the Minnesota Rock/Country Hall of Fame).  Terry R. Shaw is the author of two books about growing up in the '50 in a small town (Litchfield, Minnesota).  The books are called "Terry Tales" and "Terry Tales 2".  In addition he has written three books about Buddy Holly, the Beatles and Elvis Presley, which can be viewed online for free.  Shaw has also written several songs, the videos of which can be seen on www.youtube.com.

Black Farm: Black Farm, also known as the Isaac Collins Farm, is a historic farm in Hopkinton, Rhode Island bounded by Woodville Alton Road (Rhode Island Route 112) and Wood Road.  The 264 acre was first developed by John Collins beginning in 1710, and saw agricultural use for over 200 years.  The main house dates to the late 18th century, and is a 1-1/2 story gambrel-roofed post-and-beam structure.  Other outbuildings include 19th century barns, a corn crib, and a guest cottage added in the 1930s.  Set some distance off from this complex of buildings is the foundational remnant of what was probably an ice house: it consists of granite blocks and is eight feet in height.

Grasshopper Jungle: Grasshopper Jungle is a 2014 young adult novel written by American author Andrew A. Smith that follows a cast of characters living in the fictional, run-down, half-abandoned town of Ealing, Iowa.  The story follows the life of two young high school boys who fight for their lives during an apocalypse.

Supporting paragraphs: John Collins (director) The Great Gatsby
Answer: West Egg