{"id":29776,"date":"2026-08-31T10:36:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T14:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/?p=29776"},"modified":"2026-08-31T10:39:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T14:39:44","slug":"production-of-tuesdays-with-morrie-comes-to-marshalls-campus-sept-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/2026\/08\/production-of-tuesdays-with-morrie-comes-to-marshalls-campus-sept-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Production of \u2018Tuesdays with Morrie\u2019 comes to Marshall\u2019s campus Sept. 9"},"content":{"rendered":"
Marshall University School of Theatre & Dance, in partnership with Greenbrier Valley Theatre and the Marshall Artists Series, will welcome \u201cTuesdays with Morrie\u201d to Huntington for a special performance at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, in the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center.<\/p>\n

The production has a special connection to Marshall, bringing together several artists with ties to the university and its theatre program.<\/p>\n

The play is directed by Courtney Susman-Frye, artistic director of Greenbrier Valley Theatre and an alumna of the Marshall University School of Theatre & Dance. Ethan Lyvers, also an alumnus of Marshall\u2019s theatre program, portrays Mitch, while Jack Cirillo, professor of theatre and director of Marshall\u2019s School of Theatre & Dance, takes on the role of Morrie.<\/p>\n

Based on Mitch Albom\u2019s bestselling memoir, \u201cTuesdays with Morrie\u201d was adapted for the stage by Jeffrey Hatcher and Albom. The play follows Mitch, a successful journalist who reconnects with his former college professor, Morrie Schwartz, who is facing a terminal illness. Their Tuesday visits become a series of conversations about friendship, love, loss and what it means to live a meaningful life.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know “Tuesdays with Morrie” sounds like it might be a heavy night out, but it\u2019s actually the exact opposite. It\u2019s incredibly warm and genuinely funny,\u201d said Sam Kincaid, director of projects for Marshall\u2019s School of Theatre & Dance. \u201cIt’s just a simple, powerful story about a guy learning what actually matters from his old professor. Whether you love the book or are totally new to it, you\u2019ll walk out feeling really good. Do yourself a favor and catch this one.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTuesdays with Morrie\u201d runs Aug. 28 through Sept. 12 at Greenbrier Valley Theatre in Lewisburg, West Virginia.<\/p>\n

The Sept. 9 Huntington performance is presented through a partnership between Greenbrier Valley Theatre, Marshall University School of Theatre & Dance and the Marshall Artists Series.<\/p>\n

Tickets for the Huntington performance, planned for 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 9, are available through Ticketmaster or can be purchased at the Box Office of the Joan C. Edwards Performance Center beginning at 1 p.m. Sept. 2.<\/p>\n

For more information, call 304-696-6395.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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