SPARKED: THE VANISHING AT BUZZARD POINT

Oct 22 - Nov 15, 2026
  • Created by Rorschach Theatre
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Two lovers disappear amidst a once-in-a-lifetime storm. A neighborhood unravels as residents try to explain the unexplainable. Step inside an electrifying new immersive story inspired by true events of 1933.

SPARKED: The Vanishing at Buzzard Point invites audiences into the Five Dead Horses Tavern, a bar outside of time. The bar’s regulars lead guests on an exploration through space and time, weaving in and out of four different locations at The Stacks while the stories of one unimaginable occurrence unfold through audio, video, visual installations and performances.

“Kit Marlowe flies, with scenes intercutting each other with such facility that they conjure up images of a circus act, with high-wire acrobats.”

DC Theatre Scene

concept and story by

Jenny McConnell Frederick

written by

Jenny McConnell Frederick, Randy Baker, and others

Directed By

Elizabeth Ung
Esteban Marmelejo-Suarez
Jenny McConnell Frederick
Randy Baker

FEATURING

Abel Haddish
Irene Hamilton
Erik Harrison
Andrew Quilpa
Robert Bowen Smith

Designers

Scenic Designer Brandon Roak
Scenic Designer Margarita Syrocheva
Scenic Creative Consultant Sarah Beth Hall
Lighting Designer Dean Leong
Lighting Designer Ben Harvey
Costume Designer Jessica Utz
Sound Designer Kristina Manente
Assistant Sound Designer Sora Reyes
Video Creative Consultant Kylos Brannon
Props Designer Roo Sultan
Intimacy and Violence Choreographer Lorraine Ressegger

STAFF

Stage Manager Josh Diewald
Stage Manager Madeline Mustin
Technical Director Sean Flaherty
Production Associate Sophia Menconi

PRODUCERS

Randy Baker
Jenny McConnell Frederick

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“Kit Marlowe flies, with scenes intercutting each other with such facility that they conjure up images of a circus act, with high-wire acrobats… Segaller is fabulous in the title role: his Marlowe is a man who is constantly giving the whole world a sloppy wet kiss. He may affect cynicism, and he may be cruel, but Segaller’s Marlowe is at all times a huge engine of life, joy and laughter, and there is not a moment in which it seems less than authentic. Indeed, his performance makes me remember the young Tim Curry, playing Mozart in Amadeus thirty years ago. It is that good… The rest of the cast measures up to this incredible work.”
DC Theatre Scene
"Grimm is working with meaty material here, and the twisting, delving plot is one of Kit Marlowe’s greatest strengths. We’re immediately embroiled in the intrigue of Marlowe’s underground world, and the work has plenty of swashbuckling action, horrifying torture, and yes, unapologetic male nudity, to hold our attention, even when it’s running a little long. Grimm smartly sets up Marlowe to be an embodiment of many of his famous characters, from Faust to Tamburlaine, and the story has some credible surprises up its sleeve to boot."
DCist