Announcing our 2013-14 Season

Spinning Tree Theatre
Announcing our 2013-14 Season

Stick Fly
by Lydia Diamond
Kansas City premiere

The affluent, African-American LeVay family is gathering at their Martha's Vineyard home for the weekend, and brothers Kent and Flip have each brought their respective girlfriends to meet the parents for the first time. As the two newcomers butt heads over issues of race and privilege, longstanding family tensions bubble under the surface and reach a boiling point when secrets are revealed.

"A MUST SEE. Fascinating. Arrestingly fresh." - Wall Street Journal
"Conflict and sexual sparks. A juicy family drama." - The New York Times
"She's a polished playwright, creating a cast-full of dynamic characters all sitting uncomfortably on a powder-keg situation." - Boston Globe
Stick Fly opened on Broadway on December 8, 2011, and was produced by Alicia Keys.
Winner! 2010 LA Drama Critics Circle Award: Best Production
Winner! 2006 Black Theatre Alliance Award, Best Play
Nominee! 2012 Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding New Broadway Play



Motherhood Out Loud
by Beth Henley, Lisa Loomer, Theresa Rebeck, Cheryl L. West and others
Kansas City premiere

What does it mean to be an American mother today? When entrusting the subject of motherhood to such a dazzling collection of celebrated American writers, the result is a joyous, moving, hilarious, and unpredictable theatrical event. Anyone who is, has (or ever has had) a mother, a stepmother, a foster mother or anything similar will be able to relate to and enjoy this funny and poignant piece. From adoption to surrogacy to stepmothers to gay parenting, no stone is left unturned. Spinning Tree is partnering with a soon-to-be-announced local charitable organization for women to bring this Off-Broadway hit to KC.



A Little Night Music
Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by Hugh Wheeler

Set in 1900 Sweden and inspired by the Ingmar Bergman film "Smiles of a Summer Night," A Little Night Music explores the tangled web of affairs centered around actress Desirée Armfeldt and the men who love her. The "Send in the Clowns" musical, written in waltz time, was the winner of 1973 Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Original Score and Best Book of a Musical.

"The music is a celebration of 3/4 time, an orgy of plaintively memorable waltzes, all talking of past loves and lost worlds." – Clive Barnes, The New York Times
"Sondheim's lyrics are often superbly witty, his music here, mostly in haunting waltz-time, far more accessible than is sometimes the case. The score positively throbs with love, regret and desire." – The Telegraph



Spinning Tree Theatre is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit professional theatre company. Inaugurated April, 2011.
CONTACT: Andy Parkhurst, Managing Director (816) 569-5277 or aparkhurst@spinningtreetheatre.com
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