Tuesdays With Morrie, the highly acclaimed drama
based on Mitch Albom's bestselling novel, returns to the Repertory Philippines
stage for a one-night-only performance at 7:30 pm on August 12 (Tuesday) at
Onstage Greenbelt 1, Makati City.
The uplifting and touchingly funny two-man play (written by Albom and veteran playwright Jeffrey Hatcher) played to sold-out Manila and provincial crowds earlier this year. Tuesdays with Morrie is the true story of a cynical sportswriter named Mitch who forms an unexpected friendship with his old college professor, Morrie Schwartz. Though suffering from a terminal illness, Morrie still manages to teach his former student a few lessons about life.
The current production, which is directed by theater legend Baby Barredo, stars two of the Philippine stage's best actors, and is one of the most successful plays in Rep's 40-year history.
Bart Guingona, reprising his role from earlier this year, plays Mitch, the harried sportswriter whose preoccupation with work has caused him to lose sight of the things that really matter. Guingona, a highly respected veteran of nearly a hundred theatrical productions, is well known for the passion and intensity he brings to the stage, both as an actor and as a director.
Aliw Award-winning actor and director Miguel Faustmann plays
Morrie, stepping into a role marvelously played earlier this year by Jose Mari
Avellana. Last May, Avellana collapsed onstage just as he was about to take his
curtain call. Members of the audience thought the incident was part of the play
but it turned out that Avellana had suffered from internal bleeding when the
over-the-counter pain killer that he took reacted with his stomach ulcer.
Faustmann, whose heartfelt vulnerability and sensitivity have made him a
theater favorite for nearly three decades, is also a perfect fit for the role
of Morrie: the warm, wise, and witty professor battling Lou Gehrig's
Disease.
Catch the uplifting, poignant, and charming Tuesdays with Morrie one more time before it goes on its provincial tour. Call Repertory Philippines at 8870710 or log on to www.ticketworld.com.ph for more details.