“Every Brilliant Thing” by Duncan MacMillan, with Jonny Donahoe

December 5-28 at the Dairy Arts Center

“…gloriously funny and exceptionally warm…”

— Time Out London

About the Play

Why is life worth living? Can you count the ways?

Ice cream? Lazy afternoons in the park? Laughing so hard you shoot milk out your nose?

Every Brilliant Thing is a deeply funny and life-affirming play that begins with a child grappling with his mother’s attempted suicide. The child makes a list of brilliant, joy-giving things and leaves it on Mom’s hospital pillow. Number six on the list? “Me.”

This award-winning delight of a show lifts up the good in all of us.

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Performance Details

Venue

Dairy Arts Center, Boulder (Grace Gamm Theater)

Schedule

* Please note: For the 2025-2026 season, our evening performances will begin at 7:00 pm *

Run Time

Every Brilliant Thing is expected to run approximately 80 minutes, with no intermission.

Content Considerations

Every Brilliant Thing is best suited for audiences aged 14 and above. BETC does not offer more specific advisories about the subject matter, as sensitivities vary from person to person. If you have any questions about content or age-appropriateness, please call the BETC Office at 303.351.BETC.

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Tickets & Discounts

Subscriptions

Every Brilliant Thing is part of the 2025-2026 Season Subscription package. Using the code provided to them, subscribers will receive 10% off of additional single tickets beyond their subscriptions.

Single Tickets

Single tickets will be on sale through the Dairy Arts Center beginning on June 16.

Single tickets for the Friday-Sunday performances are $42.00. Tickets for the Preview on December 5 are $25.00. 

Students can get $15.00 tickets and must show a valid student ID at the theatre.

Purchased tickets will be emailed to you from the Dairy Arts Center and copies can be found on your Dairy Arts Center account.

Arts and Cultural Industries

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Group Sales

Looking to purchase tickets to a show for a group of 10 or more? BETC offers generous discounts for groups of 10+. If you are seeking special group arrangements, please call us at 303.351.2382.