Meet the Staff: Gaylan Palmer – Music Director

What sparked your interest in theatre?

The ability to affect people in a profound way; to provoke and promote new ways of thinking, strong emotion, and sensitivity. To tell stories, to see the world through the eyes of another person… so many things.

 

What do you love about working with kids?

I love the enthusiasm, the uninhibited passion, the abounding energy of young people. I love to inspire them to create and express, and I love that moment when they make a personal connection to a character or a song. The epiphanies that can occur in them on a very deep level that they may not even recognize for years to come. It’s exciting!

 

What is one show you have either performed in or worked on that stands out to you?

Performance, I would say the Boston premiere of Assassins. But “The Fantastiks” is probably my favorite show that I have music directed. I find the messages in El Gallo’s character to be timeless and sensitive, and the archetypical innocence of the lovers is another universal truth. I think it can be a very powerful piece of theatre if done well.

 

What is your favorite book?

Daughter of the Forest…. Juliet Marillier

 

If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would it be?

Back to Ireland! Such a soulful place, would live there if I could.

 

What is your favorite ice cream flavor?

Coffee oreo cookie! Yum.