Every Brilliant Thing at North Carolina Stage Company
Dates: (2/1/2023 - 2/26/2023 )
North Carolina Stage Company |
15 Stage Lane
Asheville, 28801
Phone: 828-239-0263
Tickets: $10-$46
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Every Brilliant Thing
by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe
You’re six years old and your mom’s in the hospital because, as your dad says, she “finds it hard to be happy”. You start making a list for her of all the wonderful things in life.
No. 1 “Ice cream”
No. 6 “Rollercoasters”
No. 517 “Knowing someone well enough to get them to check your teeth for broccoli”
The list grows as you do, taking on a life of its own, eventually morphing into a million items and the very thing that helps you find light during your own darkest moments.
No. 999 “Sunlight”
No. 10,000 “Waking up late with someone you love”
No. 999,997 “The alphabet”
Every Brilliant Thing is a heart wrenching and hilarious one-man play that will have your belly laughing and your eyes brimming. Based on true and untrue stories and told with the help of the audience, it is a life-affirming story of how to achieve hope through focusing on the smallest miracles of life.
One of the funniest plays you’ll ever see about depression—and possibly one of the funniest plays you’ll ever see, full stop…There is something tough being confronted here—the guilt of not being able to make those we love happy—and it is explored with unflinching honesty.” —The Guardian (UK)
Directed by Charlie Flynn-McIver
Featuring Scott Treadway
Live performances at 15 Stage Lane in downtown Asheville, NC AND streamed via Stellar Tickets
Content Warning: Although the play balances the struggles of life while celebrating all that is wonderful in living each day, Every Brilliant Thing contains brief descriptions of depression, self-harm, and suicide. It is recommended for audience members 14 and older.
If you or somebody you know is struggling, please call 988, The Suicide & Crisis Hotline.
North Carolina Stage Company Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
North Carolina Stage Company is at 15 Stage Lane, Asheville.
Currently in its 20th season, NC Stage was founded by Charlie and Angie Flynn-McIver in 2001. After establishing vibrant acting and directing careers in New York City, the couple returned to their home state of North Carolina to establish NC Stage Company, and have been producing professional theatre ever since. NC Stage has been twice recognized for artistic excellence by both the prestigious American Theatre Wing and the North Carolina Theatre Conference George A. Parides Award. The company was also voted best local theatre for 11 out of the past 13 years in the Mountain Xpress Best of WNC Poll. NC Stage has hosted 3 world premieres, including Stalking the Boogyman in 2013, Curvy Widow, and Brave New World, both in 2016. NC Stage is a certified 501(c)(3) nonprofit that works with members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States, under a Small Professional Theatre Tier 4 Contract.
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