Warm-Hearted Favorite!
EVERY BRILLIANT THING
by Duncan Macmillan and Jonny Donahoe
February 28 - March 16, 2025
Milwaukee Youth Arts Center | Goodman Mainstage Hall
Directed by Molly Rhode
Featuring James Carrington and Elyse Edelman
Designed and created by Jim Guy, Martilia Marechal, Ellie Rabinowitz, Beck Trumbull, and Emily Marie Wilke
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
James Carrington*
Elyse Edelman*
Meet MYAC!
Get to know Goodman Mainstage Hall before you go—from parking, to picking up tickets, to restrooms and more!
This production contains discussion of depression and suicide. The topics are handled with care, and the story is one of hope and resilience. If you or someone you know needs mental health support, help is available. Call 211 to connect with local resources and support services. For immediate help during a mental health crisis or if you're having thoughts of suicide, call or text 988 or visit 988lifeline.org to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Caring counselors are available 24/7 to listen and support you.
Getting to Goodman Mainstage Hall
The Milwaukee Youth Arts Center is located at 325 W Walnut St, at the corner of Walnut and Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr, across the street from Milwaukee Public School’s Golda Meir School.
MYAC has a convenient parking lot that faces the Golda Meir Upper Campus. Enter the lot from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Dr.
If the MYAC parking lot is full, additional parking is available in the Milwaukee Public Schools lot opposite the Golda Meir Lower Campus outside of school hours. The MPS lot is one block southwest of MYAC, at the corner of Galena St and Vel R Phillips Ave.
Street parking is also available.
TMJ4's The Morning Blend
ArtBeat's Ryan Jay interviews James Carrington and Elyse Edelman
Elyse Edelman on playing her dream role!
KEY DATES + EVENTS
Here2Play: Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Previews: 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
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Partnerships
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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