Every Brilliant Thing
by Duncan Macmillan, with Jonny Donahoe
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"Heart-wrenching, hilarious play…One of the funniest plays you’ll ever see about depression—and possibly one of the funniest plays you’ll ever see, full stop.” —The Guardian
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“An uplifting play about depression, Duncan Macmillan’s Every Brilliant Thing has become a global phenomenon since its Edinburgh fringe debut 10 years ago. It has been performed in 63 countries in around 400 professional productions.” -The Guardian
You’re seven years old. Mom’s in the hospital. Dad says she’s ‘done something stupid. She finds it hard to be happy. So you make a list of everything that’s brilliant about the world. Everything worth living for. 1. Ice cream, 2. Water fights, 3. Staying up past your bedtime and being allowed to watch TV, 4. The color yellow, 6. Rollercoasters, 7. People falling over.
Every Brilliant Thing / Cada Cosa Maravillosa is a play about depression and the lengths we go to for those we love. Performed on alternating nights by two actors and in two languages, Every Brilliant Thing / Cada Cosa Maravillosa celebrates the beauty of everyday moments and human connection.
Cast & Crew
Cast:
Parker Jennings
Cristhian Mancinas-García
Directed by Danielle Fauteux Jacques
Scenic & Sound Design: Joseph Lark-Riley
Lighting Design: Danielle Fauteux Jacques
Stage Manager: Kaleb Perez
ASMs: Miguel Dominguez, Max Wanty
Cada Cosa Maravillosa
por Duncan Macmillan, con Jonny Donahoe
Viernes 3, 10, 17 de enero
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Duncan Macmillan (playwright): Plays include: PEOPLE, PLACES AND THINGS (2015-2017, National Theatre/Wyndham’s Theatre, West End); 1984, adapted from George Orwell (2013-2017, Headlong/Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company, West End, Broadway, international tours, co-adapted/co-directed with Rob Icke); EVERY BRILLIANT THING (2013-2017, Paines Plough/Pentabus Theatre, Edinburgh Festival, UK and international tours, HBO); CITY OF GLASS, adapted from Paul Auster (2017, 59 Productions, HOME, and Lyric Hammersmith); 2071, co-written with Chris Rapley (2014-2015, The Royal Court/Hamburg Schauspielhaus); THE FORBIDDEN ZONE (2014-2016, Salzburg Festival and Schaubühne Berlin); WUNSCHLOSES UNGLÜCK, adapted from Peter Handke (2014, Burgtheater Vienna); REISE DURCH DIE NACHT, adapted from Friederike Mayröcker (2012-2014, Schauspiel Köln, Festival d’Avignon, Theatertreffen); LUNGS (2011-2016, Paines Plough and Sheffield Theatres/Studio Theatre, Washington, DC); and MONSTER (2006, Royal Exchange Theatre).
Actor Spotlight
CRISTHIAN MANCINAS-GARCÍA
CRISTHIAN MANCINAS-GARCÍA is excited to return to Apollinaire following his performance in Lunch Bunch. Some of his favorite credits include Eddie in the world premiere of 619 Hendricks with Teatro Chelsea; Ed Reiss in Torch Song and Mr. Black in The Wild Party, both with Moonbox Productions; Tommy in Grand Horizons with Gloucester Stage Company; Henry David Thoreau in Nature: A Walking Play with TigerLion Arts; Rae/Reynaldo in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe tour of Noir Hamlet with Centastage. Cristhian has been performing for over 20 years on stages in Mexico, the USA, and the UK. www.cristhianmancinas.com.
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PARKER JENNINGS
PARKER JENNINGS was most recently seen in Apollinaire’s Touching the Void (Sarah), Suppliant Women (Chorus Leader), and Lunch Bunch (Tuttle). Other credits include Prague Shakespeare Company’s productions of Romeo and Juliet (Capulet) and Taming of the Shrew (Hortensia), Speakeasy Stage’s People Places and Things, NY Theatre Festival’s Hurry Home, Macbeth (Lady Macbeth), and Boston Conservatory’s Blue Neighborhood and Shrek. www.parkerjennings.net | IG: @_parkerjennings
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