‘Divorce Saved My Marriage’ is funny at expense of money, love, family on Fort Worth stage
Want a quick laugh with a bit of real life sprinkled on top? San Antonio playwright and stage actor Bobby McMorris brings his brand of drama to Fort Worth’s W.E. Scott Theatre Saturday, Nov. 18, with his latest play Divorce Saved My Marriage.
This is a story everyone can relate to, McMorris told the Star-Telegram. It deals with familial finances, love and all of it guided by morality.
“The goal is for the audience to evaluate how they view commitments, relationships, forgiveness, and finances as a family,” he said. “I believe it will have a positive impact here as well.”
Tickets are $35 for individuals and $30 each for groups of 10 or more. If you’d prefer to buy tickets by phone, call 210-710-8996. The theater is located at 1300 Gendy St., at the heart of Fort Worth’s Cultural District.
McMorris writes stories that leans heavily on his faith, finding messages “that will provoke change and prevent disaster in which he has gained a solid reputation in the community.”
The Texas Hill Country dramatist said he was first exposed to the stage in downtown Los Angeles in 2001 with a production of “God Don’t Like Ugly, and that’s when the theatre bug hit me. I’ve written, directed, acted, and produced 23 different stage plays to date,” he said.
Money has been a central theme in the stories he writes — digging into real-life situations to build his characters — because it is what he knows, he said.
“Currency flows through everybody’s hands in which my stories are relatable to everyone, with a spiritual overtone,” McMorris added in explanation.
His latest production, Divorce, is no exception. The story, about the Graysons’ marriage, is premised on how unintended consequences has put that relationship at risk and the phrase “’For Better, For Worse,’ takes on a whole new meaning in this hilarious, adrenaline-fueled escapade,” the stage play’s program reads.
McMorris’ career started with journals he and friends started back in high school, a collection of stories and skits, “That’s where the idea of writing and starring in film stemmed from,” he said.
He has since written, directed, acted, and produced 23 different stage plays, bringing productions to North Texas since 2017.
He said he hopes “The title intrigues them. We can’t wait to ‘break a leg’.”
This story was originally published November 15, 2023 at 8:20 AM.