All photos: Emilio Madrid

February 6 – March 9, 2024
The Brick
579 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211

In this hallucination of a one-person show, a genderqueer teen who goes missing and their gay detective father come face-to-face with the supernatural and consciousness-devouring Theda Bara, the real-life vamp and silent film star of the 1910s. On Set with Theda Bara is part gothic coming-of-age story and part campy melodrama about identity consumption and the horror of not knowing who you are.

Transport Group and Lucille Lortel Theatre are proud to present the full-length Off-Broadway debut of On Set with Theda Bara, written by Joey Merlo, directed by Jack Serio (Uncle Vanya), and performed by the incomparable six-time Obie winner David Greenspan.

The run time is 65 minutes, with no intermission.
On Set with Theda Bara was first showcased at an eight-night only presentation by The Brick and The Exponential Festival in 2023.

Hey Friends,
Following a wildly enthusiastic response last year, I’m returning in the compelling and surprisingly poignant rollercoaster of a solo play, On Set With Theda Bara, by Joey Merlo, directed by Jack Serio. For those who didn’t catch it the first time around, it’s a haunted and humorous 65 minutes at The Brick in Williamsburg – two quick stops on the L (or for the cognoscenti of Brooklyn and Queens) the much-beloved G. See below for tickets and description. I hope you can catch it. – David

Ticket information and website:
The Transport Group https://transportgroup.org/project/on-set-with-theda-bara/

Profiles in Art: Interview with David Greenspan
Westbeth Artist Page: David Greenspan