I saw "Tuesdays with Morrie" at the Northlight Theater in Skokie on Saturday. The theater holds around 300 people. The stage is semi-circular and the furthest row is 10 rows back, so it's a small, cozy place to see a play. There's also a larger theater that holds aournd 800 people for larger shows such as the Chinese Acrobats or the Chieftans or Good Grief Charlie Brown; events that I've seen in the past. The play stayed fairly close to the book by Mitch Albom which was published a few years ago. It describes a professor who is dying from Lou Gehrig's disease and one of his favorite ex-students who visits him every Tuesday. The student hasn't seen him in many years because he has been too caught up in the many distractions of life since graduating from college. The premise is that the professor is teaching his last class to his prize student about the meaning of life. I'm not sure that you learn the meaning of life, but for those who have never witnessed someone dying, it does give one perspective on how difficult it can be for everyone involved. That alone can make a person examine his own life and whether the right choices are being made. It was definitely one of the better plays that I've seen at Northlight. They usually have a great selection every year.