Back by popular demand: our award-winning hit comedy about depression and gratitude, now with Student Matinees!
LET YOUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS EXPERIENCE EVERY BRILLIANT THING
Bring the show to your school (Saskatoon & area):
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at 10:30am
Monday, October 7, 2024 at 10:00am
Tuesday October 8, 2024 at 10:00am
Contact: Stephen Waldschmidt, artistic director
stephen@burntthicket.com or 306-222-9226
Bring your students to a school matinee @ The Refinery
Oct 17th at 1pm or Oct 18th at 10am
At The Refinery (909 Dufferin Ave, Saskatoon)
Call the Box Office to book a group of students: 306-653-5191
Students: $10 / Teachers & Adults: $15
Show length: 90 minutes including talk-back
Every Brilliant Thing
by Duncan Macmillan, with Johnny Donahoe
Performed by Sarah Robertson
Director/Scenic Co-Designer: Stephen Waldschmidt
Sound & Scenic Co-Designer: Tim Bratton
Stage Manager: Mackenzie Dawson
“You’re seven years old. Mum’s in hospital. Dad says she’s ‘done something stupid’. She finds it hard to be happy. You start a list of everything brilliant about the world. Everything worth living for... You leave it on her pillow. You know she's read it because she's corrected your spelling.”
Twenty years and thousands of things later, the list takes on a life of its own. Be drawn in to this astonishingly funny comedy about depression, gratitude, and the lengths we go to for those we love. Based on true and untrue stories.
Audiences are captivated by this exhilarating solo performance that’s like-no-other, a deep dive into emotional well-being through wit, wisdom and improv hilarity. Theatre’s power to bring people together in loving respect is vividly alive in this play, undoing stigma around mental illness. A talk-back with the artists follows every show.
Audience Advisory: Contains discussions about severe depression, not suitable for young children. Recommended for ages 14+.
Every Brilliant Thing Awards
2018 SATAward for Outstanding Leading Performance & nominations for Outstanding Production & Director.
Burnt Thicket Theatre has toured live plays to over 44 cities across Canada, from Halifax to Victoria. Since 2018 this show’s sold out at Regina’s Globe Theatre, Saskatoon’s Live Five Theatre, Winterruption Festival, Calgary’s Fire Exit Theatre, all summer at Rosebud Theatre, and Bez Arts in Langley. In 2025 it tours SK for 5 weeks presented by OSAC.
Thank you to our sponsors:
SK Arts
Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils
Canada Council for the Arts
Dakota Dunes Community Development Corporation
Creative Saskatchewan
Riversdale Neighbours Church
Élisabeth Foucault Fund for Youth Theatre
Stobbe Photo, Saskatoon
Globe Printers, Saskatoon
College Park Community Church