Tuesdays with Morrie explores the paradox of life in death and the human desire to live, not just survive from day to day. The Krannert Center for the Performing Arts put together another moving show with just a two-man cast. Friday, the CU community enjoyed the opening night production of Tuesdays with Morrie. Some of Morrie’s aphorisms — “There is greatness in crying,” “Some tears are healthy” and “I am dying and I can live with that” — extracted a deep, emotional catharsis from the actors as well as the audience. The key to this play was the connection of the interior and the exterior through the interactions of Morrie and author Mitch Albom, which engaged the audience. Tuesdays with Morrie explores the meaning of life taught from experience: work, love, family, community and death. The audience was just as captivated by the relationship between Morrie and Mitch as the two characters were while discovering their connection. Morrie, despite his terminal illness, acted as the life-affirming mentor to the overworked Mitch. As Morrie unearthed Mitch’s secret, private and even unbearable bottled emotions, the two men built a loving and eternal friendship. Audience members rode an emotional roller coaster with Morrie’s sharp, witty dialogue, relaxed to Mitch’s beautiful jazz piano playing and cried as the two embraced by Morrie’s death bed. The point of it all was to love life and live out loud, not only Morrie and Mitch but everyone. Tuesdays with Morrie continues to show throughout June into July. See KCPA’s Web site at http://www.krannertcenter.com/ for more details.