Josefina López, founding artistic director of CASA 0101 Theater, and Emmanuel Deleage, executive director, present “Tuesdays With Morrie,” written by Jeffrey Hatcher and Mitch Albom. The play will be presented as part of CASA 0101 Theater’s 25th anniversary season on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and on Sundays at 3 p.m. from April 18 – May 11 in the Gloria Molina Auditorium at CASA 0101 Theater.

Based on the breakout bestseller, this autobiographical story is about an accomplished journalist driven solely by his career and his former college professor. Sixteen years later, Albom learns that his old professor is battling Lou Gehrig’s disease. Albom is reunited with Morrie, and what starts as a simple visit turns into a weekly pilgrimage and a class on the meaning of life.
  Tickets are $25 per person for general admission; $22 per person for students and seniors 60-plus and $20 per person for Boyle Heights residents and groups of 10 of more.

Advance reservations are highly recommended. For tickets, call the CASA 0101 Theater box office at (323) 263-7684, email tickets@casa0101.org or buy online at www.casa0101.org.
  Concurrently running during the show is a free art exhibit entitled “Abstract To Concrete: Barrio Expressions.” The exhibit examines the relations between abstract and concrete contemporary Barrio art. It will be available in the Jean Deleage Art Gallery, located in the lobby of CASA 0101 Theater. The exhibit can be viewed prior to performances of “Tuesdays With Morrie” and during art gallery hours, which are Tuesdays through Fridays from 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

CASA 0101 Theater is located at 2102 E. First St. (at St. Louis Street) in Los Angeles.