Full-Length Comedy ~ Drama / Stories Left to Tell catapults us into the hilarious, provocative and heartbreaking life and words of one of the most irreverent and revered storytellers of our time. It's the first time both renowned and never-before-seen work has been assembled to create a theatrical evening that appeals to long-time fans as well as those new to his unique body of work. Also a first, Spalding's words are spoken by an ensemble of five actors as we hear the legendary stories and monologues interwoven with previously unpublished letters and entries from his personal journal. ( 5 to 6)
"Theo used to to come to me and say 'Dad, tell me a scary story' and I who am really not very good at making up stories, said 'Look around you. This is the scary story.'
But what I don't add and should / is this is also a story about wonder and boredom and self-pity, dreck, transcendence and love."