\ud83c\udfad NEW! Ft. Myers\/Naples Theatre Newsletter<\/p>\n
Florida Repertory Theatre will present \u201cTuesdays with Morrie,\u201d an evocative and deeply human drama adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher<\/a> and Mitch Albom<\/a> from Albom’s bestselling memoir. The play performs in the ArtStage Studio Theatre January 27 through March 8, 2026. Tickets start at $69 for adults and may be purchased online or by calling the box office at 239-332-4488 or toll-free at 877-787-8053.<\/p>\n \ud83c\udfad NEW! Ft. Myers\/Naples Theatre Newsletter<\/p>\n Based on a true story, \u201cTuesdays with Morrie\u201d follows successful journalist Mitch Albom<\/a> as he reconnects with his former college professor, Morrie Schwartz, who is courageously battling Lou Gehrig’s Disease (ALS). What starts as a casual reunion becomes a weekly series of visits and profound life lessons \u2014 a final class on love, purpose, and what it means to truly live. With warmth, humor, and emotional generosity, the play explores topics of love, loss, and legacy.<\/p>\n \u201cThis play reminds us why live theatre is so powerful,\u201d said Greg Longenhagen, producing artistic director of Florida Repertory Theatre. \u201cTuesdays with Morrie\u201d\u00a0 is simple, honest, and deeply personal. It invites audiences to slow down, reflect, and reconnect \u2014 not just with the people we love, but with the values that shape how we live our lives.\u201d<\/p>\n The cast features New York-based actors Nicolas J. Greco and Paul Kreppel<\/a> making their Florida Rep debuts. Both bring expansive stage, television, and film experience.<\/p>\n Florida Repertory is a self-producing theatre company that crafts one-of-a-kind theatrical productions expertly designed and directed by theatre professionals. Florida Rep ensemble member Maureen Heffernan<\/a> (\u201cBloomsday\u201d) returns to direct \u201cTuesdays with Morrie.\u201d She is joined by scenic designer Charles Clark<\/a> (\u201cShrek: The Musical, Jr.\u201d), Costume Designer<\/a> Amanda Miller<\/a> (\u201cAdvice\u201d), lighting designer Eli Carnihan (\u201cFully Committed\u201d), sound designer Katie Lowe<\/a> (\u201cThe Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge\u201d) and ensemble stage manager Janine Wochna (\u201cThe Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge\u201d).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udfad NEW! Ft. Myers\/Naples Theatre Newsletter Get all the top news & discounts for Ft. Myers\/Naples & beyond.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":111944,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210],"class_list":{"0":"post-111943","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cape-coral","8":"tag-cape-coral","9":"tag-cape-coral-headlines","10":"tag-cape-coral-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111943"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111943\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/111944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}