Darby Sherwood
RESUME
Darby Sherwood
Playwriting and Adapting
TWO DINOSAURS UNDER THE SUN
Commissioned by Horizon Theatre
Performed as part of Horizon Theatre's New South Young Playwrights Festival (June 2020 - Atlanta, GA)
Performed as part of the Abby Theatre Festival at Gallery 7 Theatre (October 2020 - British Columbia, Canada)
Published in Laughter is the Best Medicine: Forty-Five 5 Minute Plays in the Time of Coronavirus,
published by Smith & Kraus (May 2021)
Performed by Seattle Children's Theatre Drama School (June - August 2021 - Seattle, WA)
TWO HEADS OF A HYDRA
Rehearsed and performed at Metea Valley Theatre (February 2018 - Aurora, IL)
Rehearsed and read by NowHereThis at ACT Theatre (June 2019 - Seattle, WA)
Rehearsed for a UW School of Drama CabLab Production (performances cancelled - March 2020 - Seattle, WA)
Rehearsed and performed at Metea Valley Theatre Performance in the Round (February 2021 - Aurora, IL)
Published in Fleas on the Dog Magazine (September 2020 - full text)
Published in Best Women's Monologues of 2021, published by Smith & Kraus (August 2021 - Raisa's Monologue)
MRS. LENIN
Commissioned by University of Washington School of Drama
Supported by the Floyd & Delores Jones Endowed Fund for the Arts
Rehearsed and performed at University of Washington School of Drama (June 2021 - Seattle, WA)
THE SISTERS GRIMM PRESENT: CINDERELLA AND EVERYONE ELSE
Commissioned by the Academy of Children's Theatre
Rehearsed and performed at the Academy of Children's Theatre (October 2021 - Richland, WA)
THE MEEK SHELL INHERIT THE EARTH, MILK DELIVERY, THE NEWEST SHERIFF IN THE OLD WEST, HOUSE HAUNTERS, THE VIEW, THE NOT SO EVIL DRAGON & THE NOT SO LOVELORN PRINCESS, A SHORT PLAY THAT'S NOT ABOUT BIRDS, MOON LANDING
9+ Plays written for and workshopped by Seattle Children's Theatre Drama School (June - August 2021 - Seattle, WA)
GALLERY OF PERSPECTIVE AND LIGHT
Commissioned by The Shattered Glass Project
Rehearsed and performed by The Shattered Glass Project at 18th & Union (December 2021 - Seattle, WA)
407C'S PUPPET THEATRE
Commissioned by Radial Theater Project
Rehearsed and performed by Radial Theater Project at 18th & Union (October 2020 - Seattle, WA)
CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION
Selected as a winner of Horizon Theatre's New South Young Playwrights Festival
Read as part of Horizon Theatre's New South Young Playwrights Festival (June 2020 - Atlanta, GA)
THREE SISTERS (ADAPTATION WITH JEFFREY FRACE)
Written for and performed by UW School of Drama (November 2019 - Seattle, WA)
ROMEO & JULES (ADAPTATION WITH GEOFF KORF)
Written for and performed by UW School of Drama (April 2019 - Seattle, WA)
MADRIGAL DINNER
Commissioned by Metea Valley Theatre
Performed by Metea Valley Theatre (December 2016 & December 2017 - Aurora, IL)
Dramaturgy
Use the links to visit the dramaturgy websites that were provided to audiences, the casts and creative teams
THREE SISTERS
UW School of Drama (November 2019) | www.uw3sisters.wixsite.com/site
THE LAST WITCH
UW Undergraduate Theatre Society (February 2019) | www.utsthelastwitch.wixsite.com/site
Directing
EVERYONE GETS EATEN BY SHARKS
Director - Asbestos Productions - February 2020
THREE SISTERS
Assistant Director - UW School of Drama - November 2019
THIS RANDOM WORLD - SELECTIONS
Director - Taproot Theatre - August 2019
ROMEO & JULES
Assistant Director - UW School of Drama - April 2019
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Directing Intern - BAM Theatre - August 2018
THE FROZEN SUMMER
Directing Intern - BAM Theatre - August 2018
OUR TOWN
Assistant Director - Metea Valley Theatre - April 2018
TWO HEADS OF A HYDRA
Director - Metea Valley Theatre - February 2018
NOISES OFF
Assistant Director - Metea Valley Theatre - November 2017
INTO THE WOODS
Assistant Director - Kidz Kabaret - November 2013
Teaching
SEATTLE CHILDREN'S THEATRE EMERGING PROFESSIONAL (TEACHING ARTIST INTERN)
Taught and wrote scripts for children between the ages of 3.5 and 18. Taught both independently and collaboratively.
TAPROOT THEATRE TEACHING INTERN
Taught children between the ages of 3 and 18 in camps such as Playwriting, Musical Theatre Revues,
Art of Comedy, and Youth Showcases.
BAM THEATRE INTERN
Taught children between the ages of 3 and 14 by putting on plays at the end of a week of camp.
METEA VALLEY DRAMA CLUB
Created a curriculum and taught/directed high school students different theatre skills for both onstage and backstage roles.
Production and Technical
EVERYONE GETS EATEN BY SHARKS
Props Master - Asbestos Productions - February 2020
CHECK THIS SHH OUT
Props Master - UW Undergraduate Theatre Society - February 2020
THREE SISTERS
Dialect Coach - UW School of Drama - November 2019
ART OF COMEDY & ADVANCED MUSICAL THEATRE REVUE
Assistant Stage Manager - Taproot Theatre - July & August 2019
VARIOUS PRODUCTIONS
Front of House Manager, Costume Volunteer, Set Building Volunteer, Run Crew
Awards and Honors
Member of the Dramatists Guild
Recipient of the Glenn Hughes Memorial Scholarship for Excellence in Drama (2020-2021 & 2021-2022)
One of the winners and participants in Horizon Theatre's New South Young Playwrights Festival (2020)
Outstanding Senior Award for Excellence in English (2018)
Beyond the Boards Award for Excellence in Theatre (2017)
Training
University of Washington BA in Drama (2018-2022)
New South Young Playwrights Festival (2020)
Seattle Children's Theatre Emerging Professional (2021)
Taproot Teaching Intern (2019)
BAM Theatre Intern (2018)
School of Performing Arts Production Employee (2018)
Interlochen Arts Camp (2016 & 2017)