Writer. Actor. Puppeteer.
A Little Bit About Me!
I’ve always loved a good story. I love writing them, performing them and seeing them performed on stage. I am a graduate of Capital University and have been fortunate enough to return as an adjunct professor and guest lecturer.
As a Cincinnati based artist, I am proud to have worked with many of the local theaters including the Know Theatre of Cincinnati, The Carnegie and OTRimprov (of which I am a founding member).
I started my professional theatrical career touring the country for Madcap Puppets. After touring the country, performing in over 25 different puppet shows, with hundreds of performances to thousands of children; I settled back in my hometown to begin creating my own stories and bringing them to life on stage.
Current Projects & Recent Excitements!
Where Am I Performing?
As it says in my program bio, I am thrilled to return to the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park for another Holiday Season! This new production features amazing surprises that I wont spoil yet. So, if you come to see this brand new adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic, just know there is a small chance that you might just see me as Marley, Fezziwig, the Ghost of Christmas Present or Old Joe.
What’s New with Sean P. Mette Puppets?
After the success of Trolls! Trolls! Trolls!, I am currently building a new touring puppet show that should be ready to tour and book starting the Summer of 2024.
Expect to see new short form puppetry videos coming soon on various forms of social media. After a brief hiatus, I have come up with some new and exciting projects that I want to try.
Finally, I continue to be the resident puppeteer for Lutheran Church of the Resurrection and actively looking for more opportunities to perform with other organizations.
What Am I Writing?
In regards to plays, I am writing the first of what I plan to be a loose trilogy of plays based on The Great Lakes, specifically Lake Michigan. I grew up camping in Ludington, MI with my family and this region has always had a special place in my heart. Although I am hesitant to reveal too much at this present time, the first play will be something of a ghost story.
Besides plays, I am working on some short form blogs that will be releasing soon.
Unintentional Significance: A Puppet Show About Everything and Nothing - Now Available On Demand!
The 2022 2022 Young-Howze Theatre Journal’s Show of the Year Award winning show is now available on demand!
Unintentional Significance is a puppetry performance designed for the audience member to draw their own conclusions about what each segment is about. Segments include puppets on fire, puppets under water, a blue light bulb, haunting night time photography and general absurdity.
Unintentional Significance is suitable for the entire family. Run time is appox. 55 minutes.
S’mores & Dinosaurs YouTube Channel Update!
The past year, I have take a hiatus from uploading videos to the channel. This is for a variety of reasons, but primarily, my heart wasn’t in it. I didn’t feel that what I was putting on video was the quality or earnestness that I felt that the videos or audiences deserved.
It is my hope to start producing videos again in early 2024. (Perhaps a sneaky holiday video might sneak in during December).
I am hoping that the new videos more accurately showcase what I love about paleontology and the culinary experimentation of the classic campfire treat.