MIchael Spicer

An unforgettable September morning

Through the love of two people — my wife, Vickee and my best friend, Bob — I was honored to spend an hour in September with one of the greatest theatre minds of the past 100 years, Mr. Hal Prince. Mr. Prince has 21 Tony Awards for shows including Pajama Game, Damn Yankees (giving a…

MIchael Spicer

The Gift of A Life in the Theatre

Last year, SCT alum and Broadway/movie/TV star Tyrees Allen, came to us with a project: he wanted to perform David Mamet’s two-man show “A Life in the Theatre” in the Sunflower space. Equally exciting for us, he wanted the other actor to be Bob Wearing who, like Tyrees, grew up on our stage and is…

MIchael Spicer

Chapter 1

Since this is the first blog for the new website, I will start with painful honesty. There is a committee of board members, volunteers, and staff that goes through hell to pick the season. These insanely diligent people are Mary Hughes, Marsha Stewart, Mary Lemon, Pam Jones, Gary Demuth, David Greiser, Jill French, Peggy Simms, and me. These people have truly suffered…