January 19 – February 4
“{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.” —The Guardian
A seven-year-old tries to help his Mom’s sadness by making a list of everything that’s brilliant about the world. Everything that’s worth living for. As he journeys into adulthood, the list evolves alongside him. Hilarious and heart-wrenching, this critically-acclaimed play is a unique theatrical experience you will never forget.
DUNCAN MACMILLAN (Playwright) is a writer for theatre, television,
and film. His theatre work includes
Lungs;
People, Places and Things; Rosmersholm
(adapt. Henrik Ibsen); 1984 (adapt. George Orwell, co-written
and co-directed with Robert Icke);
City
of Glass
(adapt. Paul Auster); and 2071
(co-written with Chris Rapley). Other plays include The Forbidden Zone; Wunschloses Unglück (adapt. Peter Handke); Reise Durch die Nacht (adapt. Friederike
Mayröcker). His work has been performed throughout the world, including
National Theatre, The Old Vic, Royal Court Theatre, Almeida Theatre, Barbican,
St. Ann’s Warehouse, Melbourne Theatre Company, Berliner Ensemble, Hamburg
Schauspielhaus, Schauspielhaus Köln, Burgtheater Wien, Vesturport,
Kansallisteatteri, Nationaltheatret Oslo, and in the repertory of the
Schaubühne Berlin, as well as the Edinburgh Festival, the Manchester
International Festival, Salzburg Festival, Festival d’Avignon, Theatertreffen,
in the West End, and on Broadway. His screen work has appeared on the BBC, HBO,
Netflix and at the Berlin and London Film Festivals.
Reise Durch die Nacht was awarded the Nestroy Preis for Best German
Language Production. Both
1984 and People, Places and Things were nominated
for Best New Play at the Olivier Awards, and
Rosmersholm was nominated for Best Revival.
JONNY DONAHOE (Playwright) is an actor, comedian, and screenwriter. His
originating role
in Every Brilliant Thing has played more than six hundred times
over four continents, including five months off-Broadway at The Barrow Street
Theatre. The show was filmed by World of Wonder and screened as a special on
HBO. He was nominated for a Drama Desk Award, Lucille Lortel Award, and an
Off-Broadway Alliance Award for his performance. He is the frontman of
musical-comedy-satirists, Jonny & The Baptists, as well regularly
performing stand-up in his own right. His play
Thirty Christmases (starring himself and Rachel Parris), premiered
at the Old Fire Station in Oxford, before transferring to the New Diorama
Theatre in London. He has also created a twelve-part series on parenthood with
real-life partner Josie Long called ‘Josie & Jonny Are Having a Baby (With
You!)’ for American podcast network Midroll. More recently has written the
acclaimed new play
Forgiveness which
toured the UK and internationally in 2022.
BRIAN HAIMBACH (Director) Bio coming soon!
ERIC BRAMAN (Narrator) Bio coming soon!
DELOS L. ERICKSON (Music Director) Bio coming soon!
CHRIS LEWIS (Sound Designer) Bio coming soon!
AMY WEINKAUF (Props Designer) Bio coming soon!
EMILY BOLIVAR (Lighting Designer) Bio coming soon!
LAURA TUFFLI (Costume Designer; Production Stage Manager) Bio coming soon!
Synopsis
“{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.” —The Guardian
A seven-year-old tries to help his Mom’s sadness by making a list of everything that’s brilliant about the world. Everything that’s worth living for. As he journeys into adulthood, the list evolves alongside him. Hilarious and heart-wrenching, this critically-acclaimed play is a unique theatrical experience you will never forget.
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