“Heart-wrenching, hilarious…one of the funniest plays you’ll ever see about depression-and possibly one of the funniest plays you’ll ever see…” Lyn Gardner, The Guardian Under the direction of Gordon Carpenter, INDEPENDENT THEATRE in association with Suffer Out Loud and Active Minds MSU presents Hugh Burroughs in the award-winning interactive comedy Every Brilliant Thing by Duncan Macmillan August 16,17 and again August 23,24,25 Fridays, Saturdays 7pm. Sunday matinee 2pm.*

All performances at MSU Strand Union Ballroom (enter from south entrance to the Strand) Doors open a half hour before curtain. All open seating. Tickets $15 Students $20 General. Buy at www.hughburroughs.com or at the door.
Group tickets available, for more information call (406) 522-4855 or go to www.hughburroughs.com

The story of Every Brilliant Thing: You’re six years old. Moms in the hospital. Dad says she’s “done something stupid.” She finds it hard to be happy. So you start to make a list of everything that’s brilliant about the world. Everything that’s worth living for: 1. Ice cream. 2. Kung Fu movies. 3. Burning things. 4. Laughing so hard you shoot milk out of your nose. 5. Construction cranes. 6. Me. You leave it on her pillow. You know she’s read it because she’s corrected your spelling. Soon the list will take on a life of its own. Every Brilliant Thing. A play about depression and the lengths we will go to for those we love. Performed as theatre-in-the-round (where the audience surrounds the actor on all sides) this one man show calls upon the audience to play characters from the boy’s life and read items from the list. This heartfelt comedy reminds us to seek out the joys of life, especially those involving other people. This production is done in association with Suffer Out Loud and Montana State University’s Active Minds and Counseling and Psychological Services *

Sunday 8/25 matinee has a special talk back after the show with Suffer Out Loud creator and director Cassie Jackson. Suffer Out Loud was established in March of 2017 with the mission to reduce suicide in Montana by changing the stigma associated with mental illness and by creating a community to connect people to credible resources that address mental illness while helping them realize they are not alone. It can be scary to reach out for help, but SOL provides a supportive community for individuals when there is seemingly nowhere else to turn. We reach our communities through mental healthcare scholarships; engaging and informative resource distribution; free community workshops; a well-engaged online community; sponsored events that promote education and awareness; and sales of SOL retail/gear which spread awareness and initiate important discussions.

Content Advisory: This production contains discussions of depression and suicide. If you or someone you know is in crisis or thinking about self-harm or suicide, there is help available. Call or text 988 for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline