SpeakEasy Stage Presents EVERY BRILLIANT THING

From March 2-31, 2018, SpeakEasy Stage Company will proudly present the Boston premiere of the charming and life-affirming solo show EVERY BRILLIANT THING.

Written by British playwright Duncan Macmillan (Lungs; People, Places, and Things) , and originally performed by British comedian Jonny Donohoe, EVERY BRILLIANT THING explores depression, and looks at the lengths we will go to help those we love. The story begins when a young girl compiles a list of things worth living for in an effort to ease her mother's sadness: things like ice cream, and water fights, and staying up past your bedtime to watch TV. Through adulthood, as the list grows, she comes to understand the deep significance the list has had on her own life, and the irrepressible resilience inside us all.

Adrianne Krstansky will star in this one person show, which explores this delicate topic with equal parts grace and humor. Ms. Krstansky recently won both an Elliot Norton and IRNE Award for her work as Lola in the Huntington Theatre Company's production of Come Back, Little Sheba. Her SpeakEasy credits include lead roles in the Boston premieres of Tribes, Body Awareness, and Snakebit.

Marianna Bassham will be making her SpeakEasy directing debut with this production. Ms. Bassham received both an Elliot Norton and IRNE Award for her performance in SpeakEasy's production of Blackbird. Her other SpeakEasy acting credits include In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play); Reckless; and Hand to God. Ms. Bassham most recently appeared in as Marc Antony in an all-female production of Julius Caesar for Actors' Shakespeare Project.

The design team for EVERY BRILLIANT THING includes Eric Levenson (scenic and lighting); Amanda Ostrow Mason (costumes); Lee Schuna (sound), and Abby Shenker (props).

Becca Freifeld is the Production Stage Manager.

EVERY BRILLIANT THING will run for five weeks, from March 2- 31, 2018 in the round in the Roberts Studio Theatre in the Stanford Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont Street in Boston's South End.

Ticket prices start at $25, with discounts for students, seniors, and persons age 25 and under.

For tickets or more information, the public is invited to call the box office at 617.933.8600 or visit www.SpeakEasyStage.com.

EVERY BRILLIANT THING was first produced by Paines Plough and Pentabus Theatre on June 28, 2013, at Ludlow Fringe Festival. It was directed by George Perrin and performed by British comedian Jonny Donahoe. The show enjoyed sold-out runs at three consecutive Edinburgh Festivals before embarking on a worldwide tour.

EVERY BRILLIANT THING had its North American premiere in December, 2014 at the Barrow Street Theatre, again directed by Perrin and performed by Donahoe. This production was taped by HBO for a special that aired in December, 2016.

The text was published after two years of devising, several trial performances around the UK, runs in Edinburgh and London, and a four-month run at the Barrow Street Theatre in NYC. It has been filtered through Jonny Donahoe's interactions with hundreds of audiences.

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