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Every Brilliant Thing by Duncan Macmillan at Wind River Theater at ARTfactory

Dates: 9/5/2025 - 9/7/2025


9419 Battle St
Manassas, VA 20110

Phone: 7033302787


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Every Brilliant Thing centers on a narrator who, at the age of seven, begins making a list of “every brilliant thing” worth living for after their mother’s first suicide attempt. The list starts with simple joys—like ice cream and staying up past your bedtime—and grows over time, capturing the beauty in life’s smallest pleasures.

As the narrator grows up, the list becomes a coping mechanism, a love letter to life, and a lens through which they try to understand their mother’s struggles, their own mental health, and the nature of hope.

Every Brilliant Thing is a poignant and uplifting one-person play by Duncan Macmillan, often in collaboration with performer Jonny Donahoe. The play explores the topic of mental health, depression, and suicide through a deeply personal yet universally resonant narrative.

The play will be performed in an intimate in-the-round setting, and involves audience participation. All participation is optional. The production may be enjoyed with or without directly participating.

Please note that Every Brilliant Thing discusses the topic of suicide. Actors Theatre at the ARTfactory is committed to the safety and well-being of our patrons. If this content provokes thoughts of suicide or fear for a loved one, you are not alone. We encourage you to call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (800-273-8255) or the Suicide Crisis Line (988)available 24/7.

Performances are held in the Wind River Theatre at the ARTfactory on September 5 and 6 at 7:30PM and September 7 at 2PM.

Cast and Creative Team for Every Brilliant Thing by Duncan Macmillan at Wind River Theater at ARTfactory

Cast

Narrator
David Johnson (The Narrator) is a professional actor in the DC-metro area. Theatre credits include Heartland (Pipeline Playwrights); The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, The Pinter Rep, Submission, and Julius Caesar (Scena Theatre); The Second Shepherds Play (Frederick Classical Ensemble); The Ugly One (NuSas); In Love and Warcraft. Television credits include Evil Kin; American Titans; CopyCat Killers. David is a Level One Vocal Yoga Trainer and Designated Lessac Kinesensics Practitioner. Additionally, David is a special education teacher for Prince William County Public Schools. He has a BFA in Theatre and a M. Ed. in Special Education from George Mason University.

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9419 Battle St
Manassas, VA 20110

Phone: 7033302787

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Wind River Theater at ARTfactory
9419 Battle St, Manassas, VA

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