The
Production
September 12, 13, 19 & 20
7:30 PM* | $25
Every Brilliant Thing was first produced by Paines Plough and Pentabus Theatre, on 28 June 2013 at the Ludlow Fringe Festival. The play had its North American premiere at the Barrow Street Theatre in New York on December 6, 2014.
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Running Time: Approximately 70 minutes. There is no intermission.
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Content Advisory: This play contains frank discussions about depression and mental health, and is not recommended for children under 16 years of age.
NAMI Southeast Louisiana will be on hand to provide information and guidance on support services.
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*Doors Open at 6:30 PM & Close at 7:15 PM. Patrons will not be seated once the show starts.
You’re seven years old. Mom’s in the hospital. Dad says she’s “done something stupid.” She finds it hard to be happy. So you start to make a list of everything brilliant about the world, everything worth living for.
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1. Ice cream.
2. Water fights.
3. People falling over.
4. Laughing so hard you shoot milk out of your nose.
5. Roller coasters.
6. Peeing in the sea, and nobody knows.
You leave it on her pillow. You know she’s read it because she’s corrected your spelling. Soon, the list takes on a life of its own. This is a story about depression and the lengths we will go to for the ones we love.
The
Story
The EBT
Experience
The production will be staged in a special thrust setting with limited seating. The audience will surround the playing area on three sides, creating an intimate, engaging, and enveloping atmosphere that fosters a connection between the performer and the audience. This unique configuration enhances the personal nature of the narrative, creating a shared space where vulnerability and understanding can flourish.
The “fourth wall” is a theatrical term for the invisible boundary between the action onstage and the audience. When the actors acknowledge or speak directly to the audience, the “fourth wall” is broken. In Every Brilliant Thing, the “fourth wall” isn’t just broken; it doesn’t exist, creating a unique and immersive theatre experience for everyone.
By design, this production is staged to create an intimate, safe, and engaging space where the actor and audience can interact and take a very human, heartfelt, and, at times, humorous journey together.
There are opportunities throughout the performance for audience members to be involved and become part of the story. We ask that you embrace this aspect of the production and help create one of the most brilliant theatre experiences you will ever have. Thank you!
