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Every Brilliant Thing

At Arthur Miller Theatre

Northside, Ann Arbor

"gentlest, most humane audience participation" (Jenn McKee)

A one-person play where you help compile a list of reasons to keep living. Jonny Donahoe guides audiences through a son's attempt to pull his depressed mother back toward joy, blending humor with heartache.

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  • Interactive theater
  • Mental health themes
  • Audience participation
  • Solo performer
  • Arthur Miller Theatre
  • Northside
  • Ann Arbor

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