You’re six 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 that’s brilliant about the world. Everything that’s worth living for: 1. Ice cream. 2. Kung Fu movies. 3. Burning things. 4. Laughing so hard you shoot milk out your nose. 5. Construction cranes. 6. Me. You leave it on her pillow. You know she’s read it because she’s corrected your spelling. Soon, the list will take on a life of its own...
Join The NOLA Project this spring as we explore the lengths we will go to for those we love.
EVERY BRILLIANT THING will be presented at Big Couch (1045 Desire Street). Please note this production contains content about depression, self-harm and suicide.
Tickets:
$55 - Reserved
$38 - General Admission
$20 - Industry (3/31) + Under 21
Online ticket sales end two hours prior to performances. Tickets can be purchased less than two hours prior to a show at the production venue.
This program is supported in part by a Community Arts Grant made possible by the City of New Orleans as administered by Arts New Orleans.
This production is supported by a grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council. Funding has also been provided by the National Endowment for the Arts and the New Orleans Recreation and Culture Fund.
MEET THE WRITER
Duncan Macmillan
Duncan Macmillan is a writer for theatre, television, and film. His theatre work includes LUNGS; PEOPLE, PLACES AND THINGS; ROSMERSHOLM (adapt. Henrik Ibsen); 1984 (adapt. George Orwell, co-written and co-directed with Robert Icke); CITY OF GLASS (adapt. Paul Auster); and 2071 (co-written with Chris Rapley). His work has been performed throughout the world, including National Theatre, The Old Vic, Royal Court Theatre, Almeida Theatre, Barbican, St. Ann’s Warehouse, Melbourne Theatre Company, Berliner Ensemble, Hamburg Schauspielhaus, Schauspielhaus Köln, Burgtheater Wien, Vesturport, Kansallisteatteri, Nationaltheatret Oslo, and in the repertory of the Schaubühne Berlin, as well as the Edinburgh Festival, the Manchester International Festival, Salzburg Festival, Festival d’Avignon, Theatertreffen, in the West End, and on Broadway. His screen work has appeared on the BBC, HBO, Netflix and at the Berlin and London Film Festivals.
Cast:
Alex Martinez Wallace
Production Team:
Director + Costume Designer - Natalie Boyd
Production Manger - Tova Steele
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