#1. Ice cream. #2. Water fights. #3. Staying up past your bedtime. That’s the beginning of the list of Every Brilliant Thing worth living for – created by a child to cheer up their mother in the hospital. Immersive & audience interactive.
Every Brilliant Thing
By: Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe
Directed by: AJ Flores
November 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19
Every Brilliant Thing is an immersive, audience interactive, one-actor production.
The show pulls back the curtain on what it’s like to be a child of a suicidal mother, and the lengths we go for those we love. The story explores depression and hope, uncertainty and change, confusion and joy, heartbreak and anger, relationships and solitude, risk and resistance, guilt and forgiveness.
The Storyteller interacts with audience members to talk about life with their mother’s depression as a backdrop - including the effects it has on their own life and relationships. Based on true and untrue stories, Every Brilliant Thing is an affirming tale of how to achieve hope by focusing on the smallest miracles of life.
This show has been hailed as "transcendent," "candid," and "compassionate" by theatre companies across the country. Simon Says Theatre is proud to host this redemptive, healing, and hopeful production in collaboration with Beacon Unitarian Universalist Church in Downtown Flagstaff.
This show contains discussion about depression, self-harm, and suicide.
$18 - General Admission
$15 - Students & Seniors (please show ID)
$12 - Children under 12
Ticket prices: Every Brilliant Thing
$18 - General Admission
$15 - Students & Seniors (please show ID at the door)
$12 - Children under 12
.....
Limited cash tickets available at the door.
Tickets & seating are first come, first serve. Purchase early to secure seats: simonsaystheatre.com.
Phone: (928) 864-6627
Email: simonsaystheatre@gmail.com
2023/11/10 - 2023/11/19
Additional time info:
Friday 11/10: Opening Night Post-Show Reception. Free event! Stay awhile and say hello to the actors and directorial team. Light snacks and refreshments provided.
Beacon Unitarian Universalist Congregation
510 North Leroux St, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
For specific questions, or to request an accommodation, please contact simonsaystheatre@gmail.com.
Content advisory: "Every Brilliant Thing" contains discussion about depression, self-harm, and suicide.
________________________________________
Venue website with images: Beacon Church Info.
We will use the following spaces for this production:
• Entryway: 11’ x 20’. ADA Compliant.
• Sanctuary: 35’ x 23’. Main performance area. Cushioned chairs. *Accessible seating accommodation: simonsaystheatre@gmail.com
• 3 All-Gender Restrooms: Located in hallway. 2 designated wheelchair accessible. ADA Compliant.
• Main Entrance: Flat walkway. No stairs or ramp. ADA compliant.
• Social Room (Kitchen): *Opening Night Reception Only. Questions & accommodations: simonsaystheatre@gmail.com