The bowdoin college department of theater and dance presents
every brilliant thing
on tour
NARRATOR: The list began after her first attempt. A list of everything brilliant about the world. Everything worth living for.
Ice cream.
Water fights.
Staying up past your bedtime and being allowed to watch TV.
The color yellow.
Things with stripes.
Rollercoasters.
People falling over.
All things that, at seven, I thought were really good but not necessarily things mum would agree with.
This one-person play follows the narrator as they try to grapple with their mother’s mental illness and attempts to take her own life. At 7, after their mother’s first hospitalization for an attempt, the narrator begins their list, which becomes the backbone for this beautiful play about how we find grace and joy in all the millions of brilliant things that life offers us everyday. Bowdoin College is honored to bring this play to audiences throughout Maine as an offering—a chance to come together for communal grieving, shared beauty, and a commitment to making the world a better place by recognizing all the good that is already around us.
photos by James A. Hadley
tour dates
April 18, 7:00 pm
The Barn on Bayview, Yarmouth, ME
Featuring Eve Foley as the Narrator
April 22, 7:30 Pm
Magee’s Pub, Brunswick, ME
Featuring Rithmaka Kharunadhara as the Narrator
May 1, 2 pm
The Chocolate Church Arts Center, Bath, ME
Featuring Franceska Drejaj as the Narrator
May 1, 7:30 pm
The Chocolate Church Arts Center, Bath, ME (tickets available here)
Featuring Michael Bagnoli as the Narrator
May 2, 7:30 PM
Portland Stage, Portland, ME
Featuring Rithmaka Kharunadhara as the Narrator