
Written by Duncan Macmillan, with Jonny Donahoe
Directed by Lavour Addison
Performed by Brittni Shambaugh Addison
Sat., Dec 6 @ 5 PM
Sun., Dec 7 @ 2:30 PM
Wed, Dec 10 @ 7 PM (pay-what-you can)
Sat., Dec 13 @ 5 PM
Sun., Dec 14 @ 2:30 PM
Production Staff
| Director | Lavour Addison |
| Actor | Brittni Shambaugh Addison |
| Stage Manager / Costume Design | Lisa Hess |
| Assistant Stage Mgr / Props Manager | Nikki Carrington |
| Lighting Design | Caden Yao |
| Sound Design | Jos Purvis |
| Props | Sarabeth Hess |
| Producer | Melissa Craib Dombrowski |
You’re six years old. Mum’s in hospital. Dad says she’s “done something stupid.” She finds it hard to be happy. So you start to make a list of everything that’s brilliant about the world. Everything that’s worth living for. 1. Ice cream. 2. Kung Fu movies. 3. Burning things. 4. Laughing so hard you shoot milk out your nose. 5. Construction cranes. 6. Me. You leave it on her pillow. You know she’s read it because she’s corrected your spelling. Soon, the list will take on a life of its own.
The Guardian (UK) described Every Brilliant Thing as “a heart-wrenching, hilarious play…One of the funniest plays you’ll ever see about depression—and possibly one of the funniest plays you’ll ever see, full stop…There is something tough being confronted here—the guilt of not being able to make those we love happy—and it is explored with unflinching honesty.”
Join us for a powerful, interactive, one-person show about depression and the lengths we will go to for those we love.
Content Warning
While ultimately uplifting, this play includes discussions of depression, suicide, childhood trauma, and loss of a pet. The play is interactive and asks for audience participation.



