“It’s noir-shaped, but like all good noirs, there is more here than meets the eye—or ear. In Joey’s floridly contempo-queeny stylings, cliches meet cliches with cannibalistic ferocity, as the play’s quartet of queers—all played by the virtuosic actor-playwright David Greenspan—become exponentially queerer in their pursuits for one another.” – Jess Barbagallo for The Brooklyn Rail
“…in the tiny yet mighty Williamsburg venue The Brick, there is a solo performance occurring around a table on an otherwise empty stage… On Set With Theda Bara—written by Joey Merlo and performed by off-kilter-theater royalty David Greenspan—embodies exactly the kind of gutsy weirdness and rich, invigorating audience connection that can arise from the challenge of a limited set of tools.”
– Sara Holdren, Vulture
“…Those Moveable Pieces manages to leave a surprisingly delicate impression. In the center of it all is an attempt to redress, via two bodies sweating and connecting in space, three grave contemporary emergencies: ‘(1) A neglect of embodiment,’ says the voice-over, ‘(2) An abuse of narrative … (3) A crisis of imagination.'”
Sara Holdren for New York Magazine
“What will we preserve? What can we save from the wreckage? Going outside into the cold, I was almost surprised to find the world still there.”
And more!
Nicole Serratore for American Theater Magazine
Elisabeth Vincentelli for The New York Times
Joey Sims for Transitions
