Photo Flash: First Look at Irish Theatre of Chicago's SPINNING

Irish Theatre of Chicago concludes its 2015-16 Season with the U.S premiere of Deirdre Kinahan's probing drama SPINNING, directed by Joanie Schultz, playing May 25 - July 3, 2016 at The Den Theatre, 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago. Tickets are currently on sale at www.irishtheatreofchicago.org. The press opening is Friday, May 27 at 7:30 pm.

SPINNING features ensemble members Jodi Kingsley*, Carolyn Kruse* and Dan Waller* with guest artist Tyler Meredith.

Conor is fresh from prison, grasping at the threads of his life. Susan is grieving the loss of her teenage daughter. Two lives collide in a seaside cafe and are forever changed. Deirdre Kinahan, playwright of the acclaimed Irish drama Moment, masterfully unspools a gripping contemporary tale over three distinct timelines in this U.S. premiere.

"I'm thrilled to be back in Chicago and working with Irish Theatre and my friend Joanie Schultz," comments playwright Deirdre Kinahan. "Chicago embraced my play Moment several years ago at Steep Theatre. Spinning is a favorite piece of mine, and I'm delighted for the opportunity to once again share my work with Chicago audiences."

"The emotional life of Spinning is viscerally truthful and relatable," comments Director Joanie Schultz. "Deirdre Kinahan throws us head first into the colliding lives of two parents desperately trying to hang on to their children. The play weaves together an emotional landscape of loss and regret in which devastation and confusion spiral out of control in action and in memory. As we jump in time through past and present, the play keeps the audience on the edge of their seats, trying madly to understand the events that got us to this present moment. The cast, mostly made up of ITC company members, bring a fearlessly vulnerable energy to the play that breathes the best kind of life into this thrilling piece."