The World Looks Different Sitting Down

A one-woman show written and performed by Teal Sherer

Directed and choreographed by Jessica Wallenfels

First produced at Seattle Public Theater in 2026

About

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.

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"Her sharp wit and her deliciously sarcastic sense of humor are always with her, helping her cope and stay hopeful, and in this story, they are also with us, as we learn and understand her perspective and life philosophy."

"This show blends humor, life-story, dance and social perspective in a very creative way that rewards the audience with Teal Sherer's own sense of wonder about humanity and this world we live in. It is a gift she has decided to share with us, and for that we should be absolutely honored."

-Sameer Arshad

The Sound on Stage