Warm-Hearted Favorite!
EVERY BRILLIANT THING
by Duncan Macmillan and Jonny Donahoe
February 27 - March 16, 2025
Milwaukee Youth Arts Center | Goodman Mainstage Hall
Directed by Laura Gordon**
Featuring James Carrington and Elyse Edelman
Designed and created by Jim Guy, Martilia Marechal, Ellie Rabinowitz, Beck Trumbull, and Emily Marie Wilke
James Carrington*
Elyse Edelman*
The profound impacts of simple pleasures
1: Ice cream. 2: Kung Fu movies. 3: Staying up past your bedtime to watch TV. Those are just the start of a list of every brilliant thing that makes life worth living created in this luminous mix of theater and stand-up and delivered in alternate performances by two of Milwaukee’s best-loved actors. Described by The Guardian as “one of the funniest plays you’ll ever see about depression—and possibly one of the funniest plays you’ll ever see, full stop,” this beloved coming-of-age story celebrates each of our capacities to delight in the little things and our resilience in going further than we think we can for those we love.
“…finds a perfect balance between conveying the struggles of life, and celebrating all that is sweet in it.” – The Independent (UK)
“…gloriously funny, exceptionally warm, and highlights the irrepressible resilience of the capacity to find delight in the everyday.”
– Time Out London
Run time: approximately 75 minutes, no intermission
TO PURCHASE TICKETS: please call the box office at 414-291-7800 (M-F, 12-5 pm). Tickets for EVERY BRILLIANT THING are not currently available to purchase online.
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KEY DATES + EVENTS
Here2Play: Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Previews: Thursday, February 27 and Friday, February 28 at 7:30 pm
Opening: Saturday, March 1 at 8 pm
Pay What You Choose: Monday, March 3 at 7:30 pm, walk-up tickets available starting one hour before the show
Talkbacks: Thursdays, March 6 and March 13 following the 7:30 pm performances
SipStudio: Saturday, March 8, open to attendees of that day's matinee and evening performances
ASL-Interpretation: Friday, March 14 at 7:30 pm
Actor
Actor
Sound Designer
Lighting Designer
Properties Designer
Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Manager
Technical Director & Scenic Builder
Elyse Edelman*
James Carrington*
Martilia Marechal
Ellie Rabinowitz***
Jim Guy
Emily Marie Wilke*
Beck Trumbull
Adam Hastings
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Appearing through an Agreement between this theatre, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, and Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
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