Millbrook Presents EVERY BRILLIANT THING By Duncan Macmillan, Jonny Donahoe

You're seven years old, you're picked up late from school and taken to the hospital where your mother is. All your father told you is your mother has done something stupid. And so you get the idea to make a list of every brilliant thing about the world, everything worth living for: 1. Ice Cream, 341. Hugging, 9995. Falling in love.

Millbrook presents the immersive, theatrical experience, EVERY BRILLIANT THING the one person show, directed by Artistic Director David Leidholdt, features seasoned Millbrook veteran Shannon Agnew. The seventy-minute play tells the story of a person who, when faced with her mother's suicide attempts and her father's withdrawn parenting style, chooses happiness by creating a list of things worth living for. This brilliant play puts the audience, literally, center stage, in an interactive theatrical experience about celebrating life, facing depression, and the lengths we go to for those we love.

The play was specifically written with the intention to keep the house lights up, and create a sense of community for spectators to feel like present and necessary forces in the narrative. Leidholdt embraces that sense of community through his careful and thoughtful direction, "In EVERY BRILLIANT THING we are reminded that when our world becomes overwhelming, and we feel burdened by the complexities, tragedies, and disappointments of life, we can joyfully turn to a community waiting with open arms."

Agnew is honored to bring the story to Clinton County, and excited to go on the emotional journey with the audience, "The heart wrenching and the hilarious exists side by side in the text, and that's what makes the show so much like life. Our emotions don't exist in neat compartments and it's so special to see a play that encourages both the actor and audience to embrace the joyful messiness that is the full spectrum of the human emotional experience."

Set Design by Crystal Dahm, Lighting Design by Emily Dellinger, Costume Design by Moises Diaz, Props Design by Rachel Hartmann, Sound Design by Chase Hendrickson. The Production Stage Manager is Molly Foy.

The production runs August 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10 at 7:30 and August 4, 7, 11 at 2pm. Tickets are $26 for adults, $17.50 for students. NEW THIS SEASON: Senior (65+) & Military/Veteran tickets, $22 for all performances. Limit of 2 tickets per order. ID required to pick up tickets. Continuing this summer are discounted ticket prices on Wednesday evening and Sunday matinees, all tickets are 10% off. Group rates are available. You can purchase tickets by calling 570-748-8083, online at www.millbrookplayhouse.net, or by coming to the box office any day of the week. Box Office hours: Mon. and Tues. 9am-5pm and Wed. through Sun. 9am-9pm.

ALSO, take advantage of our optional Sunday Brunch, only for the Sunday Matinee performances! For only an additional $16 per person, enjoy a lovely buffet brunch from Haywood's On The Green that includes drink specials of Bloody Mary's and Mimosas from the Stage Right Bar! (for those 21 and over). Brunch is served at 1:00pm in the Courtyard at the Playhouse.

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