Forward Theater Company "Every Brilliant Thing"
EVERY BRILLIANT THING
by Duncan Macmillan
with Jonny Donahoe
January 23 - February 9, 2020
A One-Actor Play Featuring David Daniel
Directed by Tyler Marchant
You’re seven 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. Water fights.
#3. Staying up past your bedtime and being allowed to watch TV.
You leave it on her pillow, hoping. And you add to the list throughout your life.
An immersive storytelling experience blends comedy, improv, and audience interaction to tell the story of a boy growing up in the shadow of mental illness, and learning to grapple with his own adult experiences with love, loss and depression. Every Brilliant Thing provides a life-affirming jolt of humanism, reminding us that hope comes from the miracles of life’s minutiae.
“[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...” – The Guardian (UK)
CAST
David Daniel
PRODUCTION TEAM
Lighting Designer: Noele Stollmack, Scenic Designer: Christopher Dunham, Costume Designer: Kristina Sneshkoff, Composer/Sound Designer: Joe Cerqua, Stage Manager: Sarah Deming-Henes, Technical Director: Kevin Zimmer, Props Master: Pamela Miles, Assistant Stage Manager: Enya Nett, Wardrobe Supervisor: Megan Dickel, Master Electrician: Brad Toberman, Scenic Charge: Pamela Miles, Sound Technician/Board Op: Benjamin Krueger, Carpenter: Jordan Rockman
Read Moreby Duncan Macmillan
with Jonny Donahoe
January 23 - February 9, 2020
A One-Actor Play Featuring David Daniel
Directed by Tyler Marchant
You’re seven 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. Water fights.
#3. Staying up past your bedtime and being allowed to watch TV.
You leave it on her pillow, hoping. And you add to the list throughout your life.
An immersive storytelling experience blends comedy, improv, and audience interaction to tell the story of a boy growing up in the shadow of mental illness, and learning to grapple with his own adult experiences with love, loss and depression. Every Brilliant Thing provides a life-affirming jolt of humanism, reminding us that hope comes from the miracles of life’s minutiae.
“[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...” – The Guardian (UK)
CAST
David Daniel
PRODUCTION TEAM
Lighting Designer: Noele Stollmack, Scenic Designer: Christopher Dunham, Costume Designer: Kristina Sneshkoff, Composer/Sound Designer: Joe Cerqua, Stage Manager: Sarah Deming-Henes, Technical Director: Kevin Zimmer, Props Master: Pamela Miles, Assistant Stage Manager: Enya Nett, Wardrobe Supervisor: Megan Dickel, Master Electrician: Brad Toberman, Scenic Charge: Pamela Miles, Sound Technician/Board Op: Benjamin Krueger, Carpenter: Jordan Rockman
