Every Brilliant Thing

Every Brilliant Thing is a profoundly moving and surprisingly funny one-person show that invites audiences into one of the most intimate theatrical experiences imaginable. The play follows a narrator who, as a child, begins compiling a list of everything worth living for — ice cream, kung fu movies, the color yellow — in an attempt to remind their mother why life is worth embracing. What unfolds is a deeply human story about love, loss, resilience, and the small joys that sustain us through our darkest moments. Performed with raw honesty and wit, this production transforms the audience into active participants in the story itself.