MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH

Every Brilliant Thing

Interactive Play Highlights All That Makes Life Worth Living

A local non-profit theatre company is bringing joy to Westerville audiences in May to honor Mental Health Awareness Month. Good Medicine Productions presents “Every Brilliant Thing,” written by Duncan MacMillan with Johnny Donahoe, at the Alum Creek Amphitheater (221 W. Main St.) May 6 and 7 beginning at 7:30 p.m. and May 8 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets cost $25.

Described as “heart-wrenching” and “hilarious,” the production centers around a child whose parent is in the hospital with depression. The child is inspired to create a list of all the things that make life worth living. Featuring performer Kristie Koehler Vuocolo, the intimate one-person show invites the audience to join the actor on stage and take an active role in the production. The result is living art that highlights the resiliency of the human spirit and the lengths we’d go for those we love.

A portion of ticket sales will support Good Medicine’s pediatric and senior living programming.

Performances are held rain-or-shine. To purchase tickets, visit www.goodmedicineproductions.org. Find additional information below and on page 27.

Good Medicine Productions presents Every Brilliant Thing

by Duncan MacMillan with Jonny Donahoe

Friday, May 6 • 7:30 p.m. • Saturday, May 7 • 7:30 p.m. • Sunday, May 8 • 2:30 p.m. • Alum Creek Amphitheater • 221 W. Main St.

Tickets are $25 each and can be purchased at www.goodmedicineproductions.org/events.

In the last few years, it has been hard to find joy. This unique play shows it's possible even in our darkest moments. Every Brilliant Thing is a joyful play about depression and the lengths we will go for the ones we love...told in collaboration with the audience. It shares the fictional story of a woman whose mother struggles with depression. When her mother first attempts suicide, the girl decides to make a list for her mom...of everything that's worth living for. Soon the list takes on a life of its own.