{"id":2434468,"date":"2026-05-27T17:45:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T17:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2434468"},"modified":"2026-05-27T17:45:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T17:45:03","slug":"ensemble-theater-company-presents-every-brilliant-thing-arts-entertainment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/ensemble-theater-company-presents-every-brilliant-thing-arts-entertainment\/","title":{"rendered":"Ensemble Theater Company Presents \u2018Every Brilliant Thing\u2019 | Arts &#038; Entertainment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara (ETC) continues its 47th Truth and Illusion season with \u201cEvery Brilliant Thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently a hit on Broadway, \u201cEvery Brilliant Thing,\u201d is written by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe, directed by Jenny Sullivan and stars Nicholas Mongiardo-Cooper.<\/p>\n<aside>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The show, performed in the round, begins with previews Wednesday, June 3 and opens Saturday, June 6 at 8 p.m. and runs through Sunday, June 21 at the New Vic Theatre, 33 Victoria St., Santa Barbara.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the story \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What makes life worth living? A child starts a list of every brilliant thing in the world, hoping to help their mother through depression.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the list grows \u2014 ice cream, the color yellow, the sound of laughter \u2014 the audience is invited on a heartwarming, interactive journey through life\u2019s highs and lows, discovering joy in the simplest things.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere may be no more powerful theatrical experience right now than\u00a0\u2018Every Brilliant Thing\u2019 \u2014 a single performer, an audience invited to play along, and a list of reasons to keep going,\u201d said Scott Devine, ETC\u2019s executive artistic director.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s funny, brave, and profoundly human; a list that ranges from Christopher Walken\u2019s 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,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn a season exploring truth and illusion, few stories feel more truthful, or more necessary, than this one,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ticket prices range from $40-$119. All patrons ages 35 and under are always $35. Student tickets are $25. Prices subject to change.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To ensure theater experiences remain accessible to all Santa Barbara community members, ETC offers its Community Pay-What-You-Can Program. The Pay-What-You-Can performance for \u201cEvery Brilliant Thing\u201d is at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 3.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For tickets, visit www.etcsb.org, or call 805-965-5400<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more on the show\u2019s cast and creative team, visit <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/etcsb.org\/production\/every-brilliant-thing\/#\">https:\/\/etcsb.org\/production\/every-brilliant-thing\/#<\/a>.<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.noozhawk.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara (ETC) continues its 47th Truth and Illusion season with \u201cEvery Brilliant Thing.\u201d Currently a hit on Broadway, \u201cEvery Brilliant Thing,\u201d is written by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe, directed by Jenny Sullivan and stars Nicholas Mongiardo-Cooper. 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