A murdered businessman. Illegal booze. Accusations of infidelity. Political intrigue. Family secrets. Baked goods.
All ingredients for an evening in Speakeasy Dollhouse.
The brainchild of artist Cynthia von Buhler, Speakeasy Dollhouse is an immersive theatre experience that takes place in a Lower East Side speakeasy, where the events leading up to the unsolved murder of Frank Spano in 1935 — the victim was von Buhler’s actual grandfather — are recreated amongst, and with, the audience. Also recreated are a morgue, a Bronx bakery, and a swingin’ Prohibition-era speakeasy, complete with live music and burlesque dancers.
Listen in as Cynthia (and an ever-growing group of the cast) discuss time travel, directing an unwitting cast of several hundred, multiple endings, and exploring history through performance.
“Try the cannolis.”
Speakeasy Dollhouse
the first Saturday & first Monday of every month
location will be announced when you buy your tickets (no crashers!)
tickets available via Brown Paper Tickets
Russell Farhang as “Frank Spano”
Silent James as “John Guerrieri”
Scott Southard as “Hulon Capshaw”
The Speakeasy bar
photos from the Speakeasy Dollhouse blog