Mitch Albom is a high-flying sports journalist who has made a name for himself as they guy who always says yes. That is, until he is stopped short by the sight of his former college professor and mentor featured on Nightline - because he is dying. What starts as a one-time obligatory visit to appease his conscience becomes a weekly pilgrimage for Morrie Schwartz's master class in the meaning of life. From the New York Times best-selling autobiography originally written to help pay Schwartz's medical bills.
Ken Hildebrandt, Gallery 7 Theatre artistic director, finds one of the most notable aspects of this play to be "the depth and intimacy of the relationship between these two men. In our culture, relationships between men don't always scratch below the surface. Yet I believe deep within each man's soul, there longs for connection with other men who inspire, encourage and walk-alongside us, to help us make sense of what it means to be a man intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually."When: September 14-24, Wednesdays-Saturdays at 8pm, 2pm matinees Saturdays
Where: Pacific Theatre, 1420 West 12th Ave (at Hemlock St), Vancouver, BC
Tickets: $16.50-29.50 (HST not incl.) - to reserve call 604.731.5518, or visit pacifictheatre.org.
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