Spinning Tree Theatre proudly announces our 2013-14 Season

Stick Fly

Kansas City premiere

November 1-17, 2013 at Just Off Broadway Theatre

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 at Broadway’s Cort Theatre on December 8, 2011 and was produced by Alicia Keys

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Motherhood Out Loud

Kansas City premiere

February 6-16, 2014 at Crown Center Off Center Theatre

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 or has a mother, stepmother, 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 in this hit fresh from Off Broadway.

Motherhood Out Loud opened at Off Broadway’s Primary Stages on October 4, 2011

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A Little Night Music

May 8-25, 2014 at Crown Center Off Center Theatre

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 memorably 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

A Little Night Music opened at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre on February 25, 1973 and was produced by Harold Prince