SPECIAL EVENT: EVERY BRILLIANT THING – Sept 13-15

By Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe

Directed by Tom Amen

Starring Special Guest Artist Amanda Zarr

Friday September 13, Saturday September 14 at 7:30pm and Sunday September 15 at 2:00pm

Stage West Theater at Golden West College. Festival seating.

Tickets are $10 with all ticket sales to benefit the students in the GWC Theater Arts department.

Approximate Running Time: 75 Minutes (No Intermission)

NOTE: This production contains adult language and situations and is intended for mature audiences.

How many things can you name that make life worth living? Ten? Twenty? A hundred? A thousand? Ten thousand? What about a million?

In an effort to rescue her mother from the iron grip of depression, a little girl begins to make a short list of everything that’s wonderful and remarkable about being alive. But as the girl grows into a woman the list takes on a life of its own.

In the process of unwrapping a child’s gift to her mom, Every Brilliant Thing sends both actor and audience on an interactive quest to rediscover the simple joys and tiny miracles that make up our daily lives. 

Alternately unsettling, uplifting, unconventional, and unexpectedly funny, Every Brilliant Thing is a remarkable testament to the healing power of words and the enduring power of hope!

Note: Although Every Brilliant Thing celebrates all that is positive and hopeful about embracing each day while acknowledging the inherent difficulties of life, the play contains moments that explore depression, self-harm, and suicide, and is therefore recommend for mature audiences. If you or someone you know is struggling, please call the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988.