Dates: 6/3/2026 - 6/21/2026
📍 Theatre: New Vic Theatre
ENSEMBLE THEATRE COMPANY
33 Victoria Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Phone: 805-965-5400
Tickets: $40 - $119 All Patrons 35 and under are always $35. Student tickets are $25. Prices subject to change
What makes life worth living? A child starts a list of every brilliant thing in the world, hoping to help their mother through depression. As the list grows - ice cream, the color yellow, the sound of laughter - the audience is invited on a heartwarming, interactive journey through life’s highs and lows, discovering joy in the simplest things.
"There may be no more powerful theatrical experience right now than EVERY BRILLIANT THING - a single performer, an audience invited to play along, and a list of reasons to keep going," comments Scott Devine, ETC's executive artistic director. "It's funny, brave, and profoundly human - a list that ranges from Christopher Walken's voice to the smell of old books to inappropriately timed ABBA songs and somehow reminds us that the smallest things are often what hold us together. In a season exploring truth and illusion, few stories feel more truthful, or more necessary, than this one."
| Year | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Best Revival of a Play | Nominated |
Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara is continuing its 47th season with Every Brilliant Thing, written by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe, directed by Jenny Sullivan and starring Nicholas Mongiardo-Cooper. Chcek out photos here!
Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara will present EVERY BRILLIANT THING, written by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe and directed by Jenny Sullivan, starring Nicholas Mongiardo-Cooper at the New Vic Theatre.
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HUMOR & HARMONY: THE CANELLAKIS-BROWN DUO Hahn Hall (11/10-11/10) |
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Gutenberg! The Musical! San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre (10/09-11/08) |
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Ubu's Other Shoe Staged Reading: Nickel & Dimed San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre (4/23-4/24) |
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Ubu's Other Shoe Staged Reading: The Guys San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre (1/29-1/30) |
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John & Jen Rubicon Theatre Company (2/10-2/28) |
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Number the Stars San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre (1/15-1/24) |
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A Year With Frog And Toad Clark Center For The Performing Arts (11/19-11/21) |
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SIX (Boleyn Tour) Christopher Cohan Center (5/18-5/19) |
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The Lehman Trilogy Rubicon Theatre Company (3/24-4/11) |
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Buyer & Cellar The New Vic Theatre (10/07-10/25) |
