Adapted from The Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters. Come sit a spell under the old oak tree on the hill of Spoon River, Illinois and meet the former citizens who speak from the grave of the day-to-day hopes and dreams of their lives. Touching, anguished, and contemptuous, their voices and stories weave together in this fresh new take on a modern American classic. You won't forget what you've heard from these distinctively small-town folk from a mythical Midwestern town as they evoke universal themes of hope, despair, and love.