Apollinaire Theatre Company presents ‘Every Brilliant Thing/Cada Cosa Maravillosa’

You’re seven years old. Mom’s in the hospital. Dad says she’s done something stupid. She finds it hard to be happy, so you make a list of everything that’s brilliant about the world – everything worth living for – 1. Ice cream, 2. Water fights, 3. Staying up past your bedtime and being allowed to watch TV, 4. The color yellow, 6. Rollercoasters, 7. People falling over. “Every Brilliant Thing/Cada Cosa Maravillosa” is a play about depression and the lengths we go to for those we love. Performed on alternating nights by two actors and in two languages, “Every Brilliant Thing / Cada Cosa Maravillosa” celebrates the beauty of everyday moments and human connection.

Following more than 20 years of producing outdoor bilingual summer theatre, “Every Brilliant Thing/Cada Cosa Maravillosa” – by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe – is Apollinaire’s first indoor season show performed in both English and Spanish. Cristhian Mancinas-García (Elliot Norton Nominee for Teatro Chelsea’s “619 Hendricks”) will be performing the show in both languages. Parker Jennings (“Touching the Void,” “Suppliant Women,” “Lunch Bunch”) will be bringing her own spin to the story for six English language performances.

Performances of the show are from December 27, 2024–January 19, 2025, Friday and Saturday, at 8:00 and Sunday at 3:00. English language performances: Saturdays, December 28 and January 4, 11 and 18; and Sundays, January 5 and 19; and Friday, December 27, and Sundays, December 29 and January 12. Spanish language performances: Fridays, January 3, 10 and 17. Performances are at Chelsea Theatre Works (189 Winnisimmet St., Chelsea). Performances will be followed by a Reception with the actors.

Tickets are $65, $60 for seniors and $25 for students, patrons ages 30 and under and artists pursing professional arts careers. For more information, directions and to purchase tickets, call 617-887-2336 or go to www.apollinairetheatre.com

Apollinaire Theatre Company creates unique encounters with plays that inspire and entertain. Its programs – Teatro Chelsea, Apollinaire Play Lab, Apollinaire in the Park, Resident Artist Program – complement its production season and cultivate an ecosystem of artists of all ages and career stages in its home for adventurous art: Chelsea Theatre Works.