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

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Production Staff

DirectorLavour Addison
ActorBrittni Shambaugh Addison
Stage Manager / Costume DesignLisa Hess
Assistant Stage Mgr / Props ManagerNikki Carrington
Lighting DesignCaden Yao
Sound DesignJos Purvis
PropsSarabeth Hess
ProducerMelissa 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.