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Spinning Tree Whirls Ahead
Spinning Tree Theatre directors Michael Grayman and Andy Parkhurst are not status quo types. They go for broke — in the pieces they choose to produce, in the venues they select, and in the actors and musicians they contract. Spinning Tree has only been active in Kansas City for four years, but already Grayman and Parkhurst have more than fulfilled their goal.
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Susan Schmelzer on Arts Policy: We, the Grassroots People!
“I found my first success in the visual arts when I was nine. I am now a professional artist. Art saved me.” This note was written by a Missouri artist to the General Assembly. If you think this little piece of lobbying made a ripple amidst the wrangling and aggression that went on in Jefferson City this spring . . . you’re right!
