Excerpts and Investigations: Every Brilliant Thing

Join us for a free preview of excerpts from theatre KAPOW’s upcoming February production of Every Brilliant Thing and investigations into the actor-and-audience relationship in this play. It’s a solo performance, but it’s not done alone. It follows a script, but it can’t be repeated. Every Brilliant Thing is brand new every time the solo performer and the audience combine to create it.

This casual evening of sharing, exploration and conversation in the Carriage House at Kimball Jenkins in Concord is hosted by New Hampshire Dance Collaborative. NHDC creates immersive, multi-disciplinary opportunities with organizations to provoke discussion, understanding, action and problem solving. Expressive movement—whether in dance or theater—can open minds and provide deeper insight into the human condition.

You’re six years old and your mom’s in the hospital because, as your dad says, 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. This surprising and immersive theatrical experience speaks openly about depression, mental illness and suicide. With poignant humor and joy, Every Brilliant Thing takes us on a journey through grief, healing, falling in love, and rediscovering all that life has to give.

Thursday, January 16, 2025
5.30 pm – Wine and light hors d’oeuvres
6.00 pm – Presentation and discussion

Kimball Jenkins – Carriage House
266 N Main St, Concord, NH 03301