Mariska Hargitay (NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ) will kick off TheatreWorks’ 23rd Annual New Works Festival, performing in a benefit presentation of the tour de force solo show Every Brilliant Thing. Direct from her Broadway engagement in the hit show written by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe and as co-directed on Broadway by Macmillan and Jeremy Herrin, Hargitay will offer Bay Area audiences the opportunity to experience her acclaimed portrayal of this one person tour de force. Proceeds will benefit TheatreWorks and Joyful Heart Foundation, which has a local San Francisco Bay Area Committee. Joyful Heart Foundation is an organization founded by Hargitay that supports survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse.