Liza Birkenmeier’s “Grief Hotel” is one of those enactors, a strange, snack-sized play that closes out Clubbed Thumb’s 2023 Summerworks series — a proud incubator for strange plays.

John E. Vischer acquired the hotel from Benjamin Mix and ran it until his death in 1824. Sometime between 1824 and 1847, the hotel was acquired by John J. Clute (1811-1847).