Tuesdays with Morrie
Nov. 8-10, 14-17, 21-24, 2019
Performing at The Norvell Commons of St. Christopher’s Church, 7845 North River Road, Milwaukee, Wis.
The inspirational and autobiographical story of Mitch Albom, an accomplished journalist, and Morrie Schwartz, his former professor. Sixteen years after graduation, Mitch sees Morrie on television and realizes the professor is battling ALS. A brief visit turns into a weekly pilgrimage, as Mitch and Morrie learn, through laughter and tears, how to cherish the life we have in each other.
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An Inspector Calls
March 13-15, 20-22, 26-29, 2020
Performing at The Norvell Commons of St. Christopher’s Church, 7845 North River Road, Milwaukee, Wis.
Described as Agatha Christie meets “The Twilight Zone,” Priestley’s masterpiece holds the same powerful relevance as when it premiered. On the eve of an engagement and potential merger, a wealthy industrial family is visited by an Inspector. A young woman has died, and the Inspector’s unsparing and suspenseful interrogation leads him to observe that “We don’t live alone. We are members of one body.”
Sense and Sensibility
July 24-26, 30-August 2, 2020
A fresh, clever and faithful treatment of Austen’s novel, Sense and Sensibility follows the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne, when their father’s death and stepbrother’s abandonment leave them without prospects. Can the sisters recognize their unique roles, amidst bewildering societal demands, and find where they fit?