Tuesdays with Morrie

May 16th, 2008

I absolutely love this book & movie, and I only recently found out they made the story into a 2-person play. All I can say is wow. I went to the production tonight in a small theatre in Addison. The environment was so intimate (with only 70 people) & the play was so moving that there wasn’t a dry eye in the house at the end! I’ve been hearing one of Morrie’s favorite quotes in my head all night, “We must love one another or die.”

The actors (Gary Taggart & Joe Nemmers, pictured below) were phenomenal. I’ll definitely be back to the Watertower Theatre for more productions in the future!

For those of you that may not be familiar, Tuesdays with Morrie is a memoir chronicling best-selling author Mitch Albom’s relationship with his favorite college sociology professor, Morrie Schwartz. It was compiled from meetings with Morrie on Tuesdays during his fight with ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease). Below is a synopsis from the theater’s webpage:

“When Mitch’s former Brandeis sociology professor and mentor is diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s Disease, the career-obsessed sportswriter plans a brief visit to re-connect and say goodbye. As their friendship rekindles and the visits become a weekly ritual, both teacher and student discover a tender and touching connection to each other. A powerful, deeply emotional story, Tuesdays with Morrie examines the true meaning of life and love.”

What a great show. It will be playing for one more night…so if any of you are in the DFW area - I highly recommend attending tomorrow!