Hotdish
Toby discusses his culinary inspirations with Miranda, the magical host of his favorite show: Champion Chef
Miranda Pashant (Jessica Robins) appearing from the Kayla's refrigerator.
The Leggitt family faces the hard truths.
Miranda (Jessica Robins) samples one of Toby's (James Lee) dishes. Hotdish, 2023.
Kevin (Van Lang Pham) and Kayla (Sydney Kaser) confront the difference between fantasy and reality.
Miranda provides a testimonial and the Liggett family (Sydney Kaser, James Lee, and Rebecca Goldberg) battles it out in the final cooking challenge.
Photo Credits: Ken Holms​
"Healy’s play tosses these elements into a theatrical casserole, both figuratively and literally, in a way that both showcases the power of the individual ingredients and reminds us that what makes them special is bringing them together." — The Seattle Times
Fall 2023
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By Brendan Healy
Directed by Charlotte Peters
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Starring Rebecca Goldberg, Sydney Kaser, James Lee, Van Lang Pham, and Jessica Robins.
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Designed by Sann Hall, Justin Johnson, Brendan Mack, Luna McMeen, Chih-Hung Shao, and Andrea Spraycar, with Annie & Justin Duffiance.
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"Funny, poignant...Aided by this stellar design team, director Charlotte Peters milks every moment of visual comedy...there are a lot of flavors at play in Healy’s poignant, surreal family drama" — The Seattle Times
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“The story’s emotional power comes through beautifully through writing, directing, design, and the actors...With its humor, excellent writing, and powerful emotional portrayal, Hotdish is a wonderful performance to watch” — Drama in the Hood
Not/Our Town
Photo Credits: Dangerpants Photography and Tanya Izadora Photography
Fall 2022
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Written and Directed by Brendan Healy
A groundbreaking show in which the audience voted each night on a variety of possible scenes and styles. 19,440 total versions of the script in all! Read all about it in this feature article from The Seattle Times!
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Starring Tyler Campbell, Sophia Franzella, Mark Fullerton, Kathy Hsieh, Agastya Kohli, Jesse Parce, Alanah Pascual, Lisa Viertel, and Amber Walker.
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Designed by Sarah Brush, Alex Potter, Tristan Roberson, Chih-Hung Shao, Andrea Spraycar, and Parmida Ziaei. With Annie & Justin Duffiance.
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"Mesmerizes...a delight to watch...the most effective combination of director, writer, cast, and designers." — Drama in the Hoodd
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"It's a huge success. It's genius, a new classic." —Patrick Hogan, Limited Perspective
What We Were
"[Lauren] Freman delivers an effortlessly ranging performance...[Lisa] Viertel whose ebullient stage presence makes her one of the city's best comic actors, here subverts that vitality, using it as a desperate concealment strategy. — The Seattle Times
October 2021
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By Blake Hackler
Directed by Charlotte Peters
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Starring Tyler Bonnell, Lauren Freman, Tracey Leigh, and Lisa Viertel
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Designed by Janelle Kimbrough, Robin Macartney, Jared, Norman, Nathan Schilz, Chih-Hung Shao, and Andrea Spraycar,
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"Wonderful storytelling...A stunning story from a stellar cast... [Director Charlotte] Peters and the cast really knock it out of the park." — Broadwayworld.com
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"Particularly impressive were the technical aspects, led by technical director Justin Duffiance...Lighting by Chih-Hung Shao added an immense amount of atmospheric emotion to the piece." — Drama In The Hood
Language Rooms
Tanya Izadora Photography
Photo Credit: Jessica Fern Hunt
Photo Credit: Jessica Fern Hunt
Photo Credit: Jessica Fern Hunt
Photo Credit: Jessica Fern Hunt
Photo Credits: Jessica Fern Photography
Spring 2019
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By Yussef El Guindi
Directed by Brendan Healy
Assistant Director: Kathryn Stewart
"Harrowing...rewarding...funny" —The Seattle Times
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"The script in Language Rooms is great. And so is Pony World's Production." — NWTheatre
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"Charmingly funny and ultimately heartbreaking" —Drama In the Hood.com
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Starring Lowell Deo, Hisam Goueli, Abhijeet Rane, and George Sayah.
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Designed by D.R. Amromin, Dan Garlington, Sann Hall, Michael Notestine, and Amber Parker. With Annie & Justin Duffiance.
The Christians
Photo Credit: Tanya Izadora Photography
Evan Whitfield (foreground) and Fune Tautala (background) in The Christians by Lucas Hanth. Photo Credit: Dangerpants Photography
Publicity shot for Pony World Theatre's 2019 Production of The Christians by Lucas Hnath. Photo Credit: Tanya Izadora Photography
Photo Credit: Dangerpants Photography
Photo Credit: Dangerpants Photography
Photo Credit: Tanya Izadora Photography
Photo Credits: Tanya Izadora Photography and Dangerpants Photography
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October 2019
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By Lucas Hnath
Directed by Leah Adcock-Starr
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Starring Sunam Ellis, Mark Fullerton, Pilar O'Connell, Fune Tautala, and Evan Whitfield
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Designed by Rachel Bennick, Ahren Buhmann, Jocelyne Fowler, and Nathan Schilz
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"This 'Christians' has a warm, beating heart...Ellis speaks her words with deep, dignified sorrow...softly heartbreaking" — The Seattle Times
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"Masterful...Disarming...Tautly directed...Each actor does lovely work." — Seattle Gay News
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"Engaging...Skillfully directed." — Seattle Spotlight
Parliament Square
Photo Credit: Annie Duffiance
Photo Credit: Dangerpants Photography
Photo Credit: Dangerpants Photography
Set by Lax Marcos. Painting by Annie Duffiance. Costumes by Caitlin Krida Cooke. Lights by Emily Leong. Photo Credit: Dangerpants Photography
Photo Credit: Dangerpants Photography
Photo Credit: Dangerpants Photography
Photo Credits: Annie Duffiance & DangerPants Photography
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Fall 2018
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By James Fritz
Directed by Sann Hall
Assistant Director: Carter Rodriquez
"Artfully resurfaces the chilling questions" —The Seattle Times
"Pulls at your heart and gut" —Broadwayworld.com
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Starring Caitlin Macy-Beckwith, Andrew Shanks, Miranda Antoinette Troutt, Lisa Viertel, and Imani Woodley
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Designed by Erin Bednarz, Ahren Buhmann, Caitlin Krida Cooke, Dan Garlington, Emily Leong, and Lex Marcos with additional fabric art from Mandy Greer. With Justin & Annie Duffiance
American Archipelago
Bob Williams as LEONARD.
Kenna Kettrick in American Archipelago.
Craig Peterson & Shermona Mitchell as CARL & BEV.
Photo Credits: Julia Nardin & Annie Duffiance. Poster by K Brian Neel
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July 2017
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Directed by Bobbin Ramsey
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Script by Holly Arsenault, Kelleen C. Blanchard, Tre Calhoun, Vincent Delaney, Brendan Healy, Maggie Lee, Sara Porkalob, and Seayoung Yim
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Designed by Catherine Cornell, Karla Davenport, Michael Notestine, Alex Potter, and Ranleigh Starling, with Justin & Annie Duffiance
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Starring Rebecca Goldberg, Kenna Kettrick, John Leith, Corinne Magin, Shermona Mitchell, Craig Peterson, Carter Rodriquez, and Bob Williams
Suffering, Inc.
July 2016
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Written and Directed by Brendan Healy
Assistant Director: Jesse Parce
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Starring Carrie Cates, J. Martin Dinn, Mark Fullerton, Megan Jackson, Kenna Kettrick, Heather Persinger, and Rudy Roushdi.
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Designed by: David Gassner, Brandy Gustin, Emily Leong, Robin Macartney, and Amanda Rae, with Justin & Annie Duffiance
"A Chekhov play with butterfly wings...A truly impressed 4.5 out of 5 stars." - BroadwayWorld.com
"Excellent...masterfully understated." - Seattle Times
"A joy to drink in...No recent Seattle production of this nature comes to mind...it shouldn't be missed." -Seattlest.com
"I have a special fondness for plays like this, where the acting and directing is excellent; where creativity trumps gimmicks" -The Capitol Hill Times
Fall 2011​
Named one of the seven top plays of the last DECADE by The Seattle Times!
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Written and Directed by Brendan Healy
Assistant Director: Gabrielle Schutz
Starring: Carrie Cates, Ricky Coates, J. Martin Dinn, David Gassner, Megan Jackson, Adria LaMorticella, and Valerie Mannucci
Designed by Sann Hall
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"transfixing...a gorgeous mix of office-speak, poetry, and understated violence and romance." -The Stranger
"One of the most unexpected, inventive and deranged pieces of theater I've encountered this season...winning...inventively staged by Brendan Healy with Gabrielle Schutz...ingenious." -The Seattle Times
We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as South West Africa, From the German Sudwestafrika, Between the Years 1884 - 1915
Spring 2015
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Directed by David Gassner​
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Written by Jackie Sibblies Drury
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Designed by Julia Evanovich, Amy LaZerte, and Suzi Tucker
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Starring Ricky Coates, Nick Doner, G. To'mas Jones, Alyssa Kay, Jason Sanford, and Dedra Woods
"Director David Gassner and his admirable cast give 'We Are Proud to Present' the visceral power and intensity required to rattle and implicate us." -- The Seattle Times
"Profound and powerful... Necessary... an especially piercing show for this moment..." --The Stranger
Or, the Whale
October 2014
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Written by Brendan Healy and K Brian Neel
Directed by David Gassner
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Starring: Liza Curtiss, Marty Dinn, Mark Fullerton, Keiko Green, Sann Hall, Heather Persinger, Carter Rodriquez, and Sean Patrick Taylor
Designed by Amy Escobar, Caleb Ruppert, and Emily Sershon, with Justin & Annie Duffiance.
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A Compelling, Unknown Force
June 2013​
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Created by Pony World Theatre for On the Boards' 2013 NW New Works Festival
Directed by Gabrielle Schutz
Script by Brendan Healy
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The Final Tribunal into the Mysterious Death
of Mister Senor Salvador Dali
Heather Persinger in Pony World Theatre's The Final Tribunal into the Mysterious Death of Mister Senor Salvador Dali.
Chris MacDonald and Monnica Finney in The Final Tribunal into the Mysterious Death of Mister Senor Salvador Dali.
Carter Rodriquez played The Inspector in PWT's The Final Tribunal into the Mysterious Death of Mister Senor Salvador Dali
Sann Hall performing as the Coroner in The Final Tribunal into the Mysterious Death of Mister Senor Salvador Dali.
Heather Persinger as The Art Historian in The Final Tribunal into the Mysterious Death of Mister Senor Salvador Dali.
Spring 2013
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Created by Brendan Healy in collaboration with the Pony World Theatre company
Directed by Brendan Healy
Starring: Ricky Coates, Monica Finney, Sann Hall, Chris MacDonald, Heather Persinger, and Carter Rodriquez
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Big Story Small
2012​
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8 classic plays condensed and repackaged into short works by:
Shawn Belyeea, Kelleen Conway Blanchard, Webster Cromwell, Gavin Cummins, Brendan Healy, Scott Herman, Pony World Theatre, and Gabrielle Schutz.
Big Story Small
June 2010
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7 Classic plays distilled into tiny packages by Scot Augustson, Emily Conbere, Brendan Healy, Erin Kraft, K Brian Neel, and Gabrielle Schutz.
Seattlest.com recommended Big Story Small as part of their "can't miss" weekend events. They also had this to say:
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"Pony World is little theatre with a big attitude...We found ourselves appreciating the simmering, subdued delivery of John Kobasic in Death of a Salesman or Pamala Mijatov in Les Liaisons Dangereuses...[A] nuanced transformation of what was into what we had just seen."
Emerald and the Love Song of the Dead Fishermen
August 2009
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Presented with Annex Theatre
By Brendan Healy
Starring: Sann Hall, Megan Jackson, Wonder Russell, Gabrielle Schutz, Sean Patrick Taylor, Jeremy Topping, and Paul Vitulli
Designed by: Julia Evanovich, Pip Gordon, Kevin Heard, and Emily Sershon
"The actors bloom like bioluminescent algae...the set designer flips the bird at every big-budget theater in town." - The Seattle Weekly
"Playwright Brendan Healy uses a healthy dose of whimsy and charm to tackle big themes of loss and love...Healy definitely has a strong theatrical vision...a perfectly lovely example of how much a small theatre can accomplish when they think outside the box." - Seattlest
"Imaginatively ambitious...Healy's plays build stylized worlds that initially resemble ours and then fragment, with odd poetry pouring from their fissures" - The Stranger
"An elegant myth"- Seattle Gay News