Have you ever become invisible in Whole Foods? Or fielded a stranger’s question about your sexual functioning? Enter the absurd world of Teal Sherer. The World Looks Different Sitting Down is her tale of confronting the world at crotch level to bust open misconceptions and limitations about life as a wheelchair user. Drawing from traditions of standup comedy, theater, and dance, Teal’s storytelling weaves together realism with heightened physical theater for a bold, unapologetic evening that’s hilarious, enraging, and heartrending.
When: The show runs from February 20 to March 1. The show is 65 minutes long with no intermission.
List of dates and times is below:
Friday, Feb 20 at 7:30 pm - Opening Night
Saturday, Feb 21 at 7:30 pm
Sunday, Feb 22 at 2:00 pm
Thursday, Feb 26 at 7:30 pm
Friday, Feb 27 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, Feb 28 at 7:30 pm
Sunday, Mar 1 at 2:00 pm
Where: Seattle Public Theater; 7312 West Green Lake Dr N, Seattle (North shore of Green Lake)
Accessbility: Open captioning for all performances and additional seating for wheelchair-using patrons.
For the best view of open captions, reserve seats in the middle section.
ID: Orange background with a blonde white woman sitting in the wheelchair. The legs are crossed, the woman is glancing on her right side and smiling while resting on her right fist. Above the woman, in light orange letters “The World Looks Different Sitting Down” In smaller words on either side of the woman “Written and Performed by Teal Sherer” “Feb 20 - March 1 Directed and choreographed by Jessica Wallenfels”. On the bottom of poster, logos of Seattle Public Theater, 4Culture, ArtsFund, National Endowment for the Arts and ArtsWA. The QR Code is on bottom right corner of the poster.