BAILEY

Maggie Lou Rader, an Oklahoma native, attended William Jewell College in Kansas City, Oxford University, and the Birmingham School of Acting in the UK. She’s performed regionally and internationally with such theaters as Human Race Theatre, Kentucky Shakespeare, Know Theatre, StageOne, Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park, The Kitchen Theatre, Birmingham Old Rep, and the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company. Some of her favorite memories on stage have been playing Maggie in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, June in the rolling world premiere of Alabaster, Jo March in Little Women, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley in Mary’s Monster, and Marie Antoinette in The Revolutionists. She is also an award-winning playwright of epic plays about epic women. See what she’s up to as an actor and playwright at www.maggielourader.com.

She also sends love to her family, husband Justin Lee, and their three fur babies with four eyes between them.

*Maggie Lou Rader is a member of Actors Equity.
This production is being presented under the auspices of the Actors’ Equity Association (FFC).

JOSEPH

Lauren Carr is a Cincinnati-based actor, director, and teacher. Last seen at Cincinnati Fringe in All We Have Borne, she is excited to return with Autumn Kaleidoscope after the smash hit Furlesque. Carr’s directorial work has been seen at Falcon Theatre, The Know, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Ensemble Theatre, and UC’s CCM Prep. She thanks her theatre family, both by blood and by choice for their endless love and support.

PYOTR

Samantha earned a B.F.A. in theatre performance from Northern Illinois University. In Portland, Oregon she performed with the Working Theatre Collective and at Imago Theatre as Sanae in the English world premiere of Yukio Mishima’s The Black Lizard. Since relocating back to her hometown, Samantha has been seen at Falcon Theatre as Lisa in Well. She is thrilled to be a part of her first Cincy Fringe Festival with an exceptional script and amazing people!

JACKIE

Emmy Rice is over the moon excited to be coming back to the Cincinnati Fringe Festival for a third year! Emmy is a locally based actress in Cincinnati, OH. Her recent credits include Leveling Up (Jeannie), On Maintenance: How to Keep a Life (Ensemble), and Voices for Change (Troll of Discord/Angel). She would like to thank Sean for this amazing opportunity, her cast for keeping her banded together, and her friends and family for their never ending love and support.

SENTA

Katie is a Cincinnati native who has performed in many theatres around town. She was an acting apprentice at Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati and has her Masters in Social Work. A few of her recent commercial and film credits are Macy’s, Gold Star Chili, Kroger, Bob Evan’s, and Hard Kill with Bruce Willis. This summer she played Helena in Midsummer with Southbank Shakes. Her favorite role to date was playing Jess in Ugly Lies the Bone. This was the first time she got to play a disabled character as a disabled actor and that meant the world. She’s excited to be back in the Sean Mette Universe after her role in Martha in 2019.

STAGE MANAGER

Remy Elton-Alexander is an actor, creator, and theatre artist from the Cincinnati area. On stage since the ripe-old age of five, Remy graduated with a BA and MA in Theatre from Miami University. Their favorite recent projects include Ceremonials, devised with an acting ensemble as part of their Master’s thesis, and their original play, TRUMPETS: A Pretty Gay Videogame Play. You can find out more about them and their work at www.remyeltonalex.com.

WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER

Sean P. Mette is a writer, actor, and puppeteer. Sean started his professional theatrical career as a touring puppeteer and actor for Madcap Puppets. Since then, he has performed for the Know Theatre of Cincinnati, the Carnegie and OTRimprov, where he is one of the founding members. As a writer, Sean has had several of his plays produced in the Greater Cincinnati. Among his favorites are “Furlesque,” “Martha,” “Silent Scream,” “Krampus Claus,” and “The Haunting of William Howard Taft.” Sean’s most recent show “Unintentional Significance: A Puppet Show about Everything and Nothing” recently won the 2022 Show of the Year Award from the Young-Howze Theatre Journal and can now be seen on his website. When Sean is not writing or performing, he is likely creating unique s’more recipes and discussing dinosaurs on his YouTube Channel: S’mores & Dinosaurs.

PRODUCTION COMPANY

Autumn Kaleidoscope creates theatrical performances that aim to be high in quality, well researched, and feature elements of both the familiar and the absurd. Founded by Sean P. Mette to tell the story of a girl wanting to dance in a Burlesque show for furries (“Furlesque”), Autumn Kaleidoscope has been creating art in Cincinnati for seven years. Autumn Kaleidoscope’s newest productions often premiere at the Cincinnati Fringe Festival.

Productions History:

“Furlesque “(2016 Cincinnati Fringe Festival)
”My Darling Dilophosaurus” (2017 Cincinnati Fringe Festival)
”Billy: The Haunting of William Howard Taft” (2018 Cincinnati Fringe Festival)
”Martha” (2019 Cincinnati Fringe Festival)
”The Bassoonist” (2020 Cincinnati Fringe Festival)
”Unintentional Significance: A Puppet Show About Everything and Nothing” ( 2021 Cincinnati Fringe Festival, 2021 KeyBank, Rochester Fringe Festival, 2022 PittsburghFringe Festival) ”“Banned from Heaven, Barred from Hell” (2022 Cincinnati Fringe Festival)