“Every Brilliant Thing finds a perfect balance between conveying the struggles of life, and celebrating all that is sweet in it.”

A play about the little things like that make life worth living.

Every Brilliant Thing invites the audience into an intimate story of love, loss, and the small joys that make life worth living. After their mother’s attempted suicide, a young person begins compiling a list of everything brilliant about the world—ice cream, laughing so hard you snort, staying up past your bedtime. As she gets older, the list takes on new meanings and new forms—shaped by relationships, setbacks, and life’s unexpected challenges. What begins as a child’s attempt to bring light into the darkness grows into something much bigger: a deeply personal way of making sense of the world and holding onto hope when it feels hardest to find. Through humor and honesty, the play becomes a life-affirming conversation about mental health and the extraordinary beauty found in the ordinary.

If you or someone you know is struggling, help is available. Call 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.