Gallery of Perspective & Light

One of Five in
Ghosts: A Festival of Original One-Act Plays

Written by Darby Sherwood
Directed by Alison Kozar

Original Premiere:
December 11, 2022

Now Available to Stream On-Demand

Soldiers and housewives and milkmen, oh my!

And dinosaurs, and painters, and paleo archeologists and asteroids! Inspired by an eclectic assortment of paintings and photographs, “Gallery of Perspective and Light” is a pastiche of multiple moments that showcase turning points from people on the brink of history.

Playwright Darby Sherwood explores the way that context shapes our human experience, since we only ever live in one time and only ever see through two eyes.

Directed by Alison Kozar, “Gallery” asks the deep questions of life:

  • “Is there something I could have said or done that would have kept us together, or was fate set in stone?

  • Are social expectations a judgy ghost forever haunting our decisions?

  • Is making no decision the same as being buried alive?

  • Is all milk the same?”

Creative Acknowledgements

Set and Property Pieces - Seattle Central Community College and Intiman Theatre

Cast Members

Troo/Edgar/Colette - Dana Winter

Rio/Housewife/Betsy/Willow - Sydney Kaser

Milkman/Marsh - Josh Rodriguez

Carl/Maggie/Nora/Sabrina - Maycee McQuin

 

Rehearsal and Performance Photos

Creative Team

  • Alison Kozar (they/them)

    Director

    Alison Kozar (they/them): Alison recently made their directing debut with All New Cells. Alison believes in healing the world, feminist science fiction, and radical self-worth. Alsion primarily stage manages, and has recently begun to take work in sound design. Recent productions: Loom (TSGP,) Black Bois (The Congregation,) Sheathed (Macha Theatre Works,) The Events (Intiman,) Is God Is (WET,) and The Christians (Pony World.) www.professionalmomfriend.com

  • Darby Sherwood (she/her)

    Playwright

    Darby Sherwood is a playwright, adapter, and dramaturg currently studying at the University of Washington. Her plays have been performed at the University of Washington School of Drama, Horizon Theatre’s New South Young Playwrights Festival, Radial Theater Project at 18th & Union, NowHereThis Seattle, Gallery 7 Theatre’s Abby Theatre Festival, Metea Theatre, and Illinois Speech Performance in the Round. Her plays and short stories have been published in two Smith & Kraus anthologies (Best Women’s Monologues 2021 and Laughter is the Best Medicine), Fleas on the Dog Magazine, and The Headlight Review (published by Kennesaw State University). www.darbysherwood.com

Cast

  • Dana Winter (they/them)

    Troo/Edgar/Colette

    Dana is thrilled to be making their Seattle stage debut as part of TSGP's Ghosts ensemble. They recently earned their MFA in Arts Leadership from Seattle University, and hold a BA in Theatre Arts from Central Washington University. When not onstage or backstage, you can find Dana working on one of several creative projects with friends, immersed in a D&D campaign, or in the crowd supporting live music (hopefully towards the front).

  • Maycee McQuin (they/them)

    Carl/Maggie/Nora/Sabrina

    Since graduating college with a degree in Theatre and Film, Maycee has adventured across the country working in both performance and production on various projects such as: Hawaii Five-0, Kong: Skull Island, Cobra Kai, and Venom. Memorable theatre roles include Jill Tanner in Butterflies Are Free, Valère in The Miser, and Abbie Putnam in Desire Under the Elms. Fairly new to the area, Maycee is excited to join forces with the arts community in Seattle.

  • Sydney Kaser (she/her)

    Rio/Housewife/Betsy/Willow

    Sydney Kaser is delighted to make her debut with The Shattered Glass Project and is honored to be involved with their incubator program. She has performed locally with the Driftwood Players, SecondStory Repertory, the Black Box Theatre at Edmonds College, the Phoenix Theater, and Kitsap Forest Theater. Most recently she originated the role of Lizzy Bennet in Virtual Theatre 2020’s production of Pride & Prejudice: a new musical. By day, she works in healthcare administration.

  • Josh Rodriguez (he/him)

    Milkman/Marsh

    Josh Rodriguez has been acting since 2004, when he was hired by "The Murder Myster Dinner Playhouse" in Virgina beach. Upon moving to Seattle in 2005, he stared in a student film titled "Random", and later acted in a 48hr film entry short titled "$ell Your $avior". From 2010 to today, he has been part of the comedy group Turbo Turkey Sketch and Improv, who currently do monthly shows at "The Rendevouz" in Downtown Seattle. He also part of "Cornucopia Productions" (Created by the Founder of Turbo Turkey) which has written and performed 5 original plays in the past 6 years.