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“Toward the end of the pandemic, TampaRep began inviting audiences to Come Back Together, beginning with this amazing story. But not enough people had the chance to experience Ned Averill-Snell and the joy that is EVERY BRILLIANT THING. I couldn’t be happier to bring this piece back to the stage.”
Every Brilliant Thing
by Duncan MacMillan with Jonny Donahoe
directed by Emilia Sargent
featuring Ned Averill-Snell
Presented at the TAR 120 Theatre
USF Theatre Centre
3837 USF Holly Dr, Tampa, FL 33620
preview January 30, 2025
OPENING NIGHT CELEBRATION January 31, 2025
January 30-Feb 9, 2025
Part of the RAISE THE CURTAIN ON MENTAL HEALTH initiative
Season Sponsors:
The Gobioff Foundation
Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners
Production Sponsor:
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
Ticketing Sponsor:
Russell Buchan
Opening Night Sponsors:
Andrea Graham & Geoff Simon
You’re six years old. Mom’s in the hospital. Dad says she’s “done something stupid.” She finds it hard to be happy. So you start to make a list of everything that’s brilliant about the world. Everything that’s worth living for.
1. Ice cream.
2. Kung Fu movies.
17. Burning things.
54. Laughing so hard you shoot milk out of your nose.
You leave it on her pillow. You know she’s read it because she’s corrected your spelling. Soon, the list will take on a life of its own. A play about depression and the lengths we will go to for those we love.
Reprising his celebrated 2021 role is multiple TTB Award-winner, Ned Averill-Snell.
“[A] 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…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
“What Macmillan offers, with great sensitivity behind the abundant laughs, is a child’s fierce, flawed attempt to make sense of adult unhappiness and a meditation on the shadow that a loved one’s depression casts over the lives of a family.”
—Evening Standard
“EVERY BRILLIANT THING finds a perfect balance between conveying the struggles of life, and celebrating all that is sweet in it.”
—The Independent
“[EVERY BRILLIANT THING] is sad, but it is also gloriously funny and exceptionally warm. It’s a show that spells out a little of what depression can do to people, but it also highlights the irrepressible resilience of the human spirit and the capacity to find delight in the everyday.”
—Time Out London
“…very charming…offers sentimentality without shame…guaranteed to keep your eyes brimming…[The script] balance[s] acuity and affability…with unobtrusive artistry…captivating…”
—The New York Times
Content Advisory:
This production contains discussions of depression and suicide.
If you or someone you know is in crisis or thinking about self-harm or suicide, there is help available.
Call or text 988 for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
Click on a resource link below for support with mental health and suicide prevention.
Additional resources will also be available in the lobby post-show.
If you or someone you know needs help, find more information here:
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Location
University of South Florida
USF Theatre Centre
3837 USF Holly Drive, TAR 120
Tampa, FL 33620
Next to the Marshall Student Center
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For more info, call the box office: (813) 556-8737
Dates & Times
January 31 – February 9, 2025
Thu / Fri / Sat evenings – 7:30pm
Sat / Sun matinees – 3:00pm
Seating begins 20 minutes prior to showtime.
Approximate running time is 70 minutes with no intermission.
parking
There is plenty of parking at USF, free after 6pm and on weekends. MORE INFORMATION is available here.
What to expect
Seating will be general admission – first-come, first seated. Non-alcoholic snacks will be available for purchase.
USF School of Theatre and Dance
