←Recommendations of Love, Grudgingly

I think most of us believe that, at some point, we'll wake up and feel like "real adults," but this play tenderly demonstrates that you can continue growing and developing at any age—even curmudgeonly Irv, who seems to have given up on the future after the loss of his wife. I love all of the humor in this play, and how subtle the transformation feels as we watch these two characters grow closer. It's lovely that older actors might get the opportunity to play spry, dimensional humans like these!

04.23.26 - Morey Norkin's work has such a deft humanistic touch to it that you can't help but be enthralled by his characters. You root for Irv and Sheila from the get go. And while Sheila, who seems like she doesn't lack for suitors, has every reason to leave Irv to his curmudgeonly ways, she's determined to wake him back up to life's possibilities, age be damned. Morey gives me hope for my own future.

Bittersweet, funny, and full of heart, Love, Grudgingly follows two seniors stumbling toward connection with wit and grace. Norkin captures grief, stubbornness, and late-in-life romance in a way that feels both deeply specific and universally moving.

This short play cycle tracks two seminal moments in the burgeoning relationship of Irv and Sheila, a couple of elderly denizens of the Hebrew Home for the Aged. The first scene focuses on overcoming grief and loss and allowing new doors to open with the second one detailing exactly how far through that open door do you allow someone new to enter. A bittersweet and heartfelt tale of love, and aging, and moving on.

Both characters in this short two scene play are fantastic! Sweet, angelic and persistent Sheila is up against Irv and his curmudgeonly ways. Audiences will love watching these two elders spa, whether Jewish or not, their blossoming relationship shines above any religious feeling.
Could there be a wedding on the cards?