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It’s the story that changed the world: Mitch Albom’s all-time best-selling memoir of life, death, love and joy. And now you can experience it on stage through November 20, presented by the same company that brought you LOVE SONG and the critically acclaimed LAMPLIGHT DIALOGUES at Strawbery Banke Museum. (Continued below)

Sixteen years after graduating from college, career-driven journalist Mitch Albom turns on a television news program to learn that his favorite professor, Morrie Schwartz, has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a debilitating and fatal illness known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Prompted by his guilt over losing touch, Mitch decides to reconnect with Morrie.  But what was meant to be a single visit becomes a weekly pilgrimage, a final class in the most important subject there is: life.

“Mitch Albom has made a career of talking about personal relationships, of daring to risk being labeled “sentimental” for expressing the simplest profundities and most intimate truths,” says Director Kent Stephens. Albom’s memoir was adapted for the stage by playwright Jeffrey Hatcher, known for his witty, moving stories such as THREE VIEWINGS, which was presented by Kent Stephens’ STAGE FORCE (formerly Harbor Light Stage) in 2008. The collaboration between Albom and Hatcher resulted in a show which has been called “crisper, cleverer and more palatable” than the book. “This is a play that might — incredibly, just might — change your life,” says John Simon of New York Magazine.  The STAGE FORCE production stars CJ Lewis as Mitch and Stephen D’Ambrose as Morrie.

Kent Stephen’s STAGE FORCE presents TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE by Jeffrey Hatcher and Mitch Albom, adapted from the book by Mitch Albom, in partnership with Wells Fargo Advisors. The play will run at The Music Hall loft, 131 Congress Street in Portsmouth, NH, from through  Sunday, Nov. 20 Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays at 8:00 p.m., Saturdays at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.  No Saturday matinee on Nov. 12. No Sunday evening show on Nov 20. The box office, bar and gourmet concessions open one hour before curtain time. The show is sponsored by Jumpin’ Jays Fish Café, Kennebunk Savings, and Autoworks, Inc., with support from Jacquelyn Nooney Landscaping, Inc., and Seacoast Media Group.

Tickets are available at The Music Hall Box Office. They may be purchased in person or by mail at the Chestnut Street box office, 28 Chestnut Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801. Seats may also be purchased online or by phone during box office hours at (603) 436-2400 (Note: online and phone orders are subject to applicable processing fees).Tickets are $28 for Thursdays, Fridays, Saturday matinees, and Sunday evenings; $33 for Saturday evenings and Sunday matinees.

For more information about Mitch Albom’s TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE and Kent Stephens’ STAGE FORCE, including a schedule of upcoming play readings, visit www.stageforce.org or call (207) 439-5769.