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Columbia City man to star in "Tuesdays With Morrie" |
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Friday, March 21 2008 |
By BECKY HAND
Community Editor
Richard Marchbanks of Columbia City works at Fox TV as the New Media Sales Manager by day, but in the evening, he puts on the garb of sports news writer, Mitch Albom, writer of the inspirational novel on the New York Times bestseller list for over four years, “Tuesdays with Morrie.”
He will be playing the role of Albom in the play named for the book at the Allen County Public Library Auditorium in association with the Civic Theater in Fort Wayne beginning March 28 and running through April 20.
John Simon, of New York Magazine described the play as “Unforgettable! No matter how well you know the story, the play makes it more vivid, more shattering, more humorous.”
Marchbanks has performed for the Civic before in “Big River” and “Twilight of the Golds” and is no stranger to the stage. Originally from St. Louis, he has lived in New York, playing in piano bars, Chicago, Seattle, Florida, and has settled in Columbia City, he says, “For a change of pace.”
A resident for three years, he is an active member of the Eagles Lodge, serving as vice president recently.
In this play, Marchbanks will act opposite Harvey Cocks, 83, as Morrie, who is the director of the Fort Wayne Civic’s Youtheatre.
“It is intense,” stresses Marchbanks, about being half of the entire cast. But he is enjoying working with Cocks, who has understudied for Jack Lemmon.
A recent press release from the Civic describes the play as follows:
“Tuesdays with Morrie is Albom’s autobiographical story of a career-obsessed journalist and his former college professor. A simple visit turns into a weekly pilgrimage and a last class in the meaning of life. Tuesdays With Morrie is a play about a mentor who is slowly dying, but it is really a play about living. It is a story about loving, forgiving and connecting with others. It is a lesson about being human. The uplifting messages of the show come from Morrie reminding us that we must live in the moment, make connections with others, invest in people and not be afraid to touch those we care about. And that it is okay to cry, okay to laugh and okay to care for those we love. Acceptance, forgiveness and love are the fuel of the human spirit.”
If you have read the book, this is a show you won’t want to miss. Tickets are available at the Civic’s Business Office at the back of the Arts United Center for $15 for adults, $10 for age 23 and under and $12 for Sunday Senior Matinees.
Show dates are:
Friday, March 28.............8 p.m.
Saturday, March 29...................8 p.m.
Sunday, March 30.....................2 p.m.
Friday, April 4...........................8 p.m.
Saturday, April 5.......................8 p.m.
Sunday, April 6..........................2 p.m.
Friday, April 11..........................8 p.m.
Saturday, April 12......................8 p.m.
Sunday, April 13........................2 p.m.
Friday, April 18..........................8 p.m.
Saturday, April 19......................8 p.m.
Sunday, April 20........................2 p.m.
Call the box office at (260) 424-5220 or the business office at (260) 422-8641 for tickets and information or check out the Web site: www.fwcivic.org
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Last Updated ( Monday, March 24 2008 )
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