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The World Looks Different Sitting Down

Written and performed by Teal Sherer

Directed and Choreographed by Jessica Wallenfels

February 20 - March 1, 2026

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.


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.

Runtime: 75 minutes, with no intermission

Adelante!

Fundraising Concert for Washington farmworkers & Mutual Aid Sudan

February 22-23, 2026

Celebrate music and community care this February 22 & 23 with Seattle Public and WashMasks Mutual Aid’s ADELANTE! Fundraising Concerts. These PWYC concerts are raising funds for Mutual Aid Sudan and Washington farmworkers impacted by December floods. Featuring local Seattle artists like Malex Reed and DJ Siempre Bruja, these will be evenings full of art and dancing. 

In protection of our community members who are immunocompromised or cannot afford to get sick due to being un/underinsured, this is a masked event. WashMasks shall have masks available for all attendees.

Hurricane Diane

Written by Madeleine George

Directed by Annie Lareau

March 20 - April 12, 2026

Meet Diane, a permaculture gardener dripping with butch charm. She's got supernatural abilities owing to her true identity—the Greek god Dionysus—and she's returned to the modern world to gather mortal followers and restore the Earth to its natural state.

Runtime: 2 hours and 15 minutes with intermission

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