Under the Puppet LIVE!

live podcast recording + audience Q & A
hosted by Grant Baciocco
with special guest Annett Mateo

August 11
2pm
$15
at Theatre Off Jackson (upstairs!)
409 7th Ave S. Seattle

Join us for the very first live recording of Under The Puppet! Hosted by Grant Baciocco (The Jim Henson Company, Mystery Science Theatre 3000), Under The Puppet is a monthly podcast that talks to professional puppeteers about the business of puppetry, to help aspiring puppeteers turn pro.

Grant’s guest for this episode will be the Master Puppet Artisan for Seattle Children’s Theatre, Annett Mateo.

Annett Mateo/Puppetlandia is a puppet builder based in Seattle. She believes anything can be a puppet! She builds custom puppets for theatres and people locally, nationally, and internationally.

After Grant’s interview, take your turn asking Annett questions about working as a professional puppeteer during the audience Q&A segment.

Under the Puppet LIVE! is part of Felt-a-con 2018. A Seattle-based puppet festival, Felt-a-con is a weekend of workshops and activities celebrating the art of puppeteering. Whether you’re crazy for puppets, or just a little puppet-curious, consider joining us for the whole dang puppet-y thing:
https://feltacon2018.bpt.me/

Produced in association with Theatre Off Jackson

More about the artists:

Grant Baciocco is a puppeteer who works regularly for The Jim Henson Company and has performed in their live stage show, Puppet Up! Uncensored, since 2007. Other puppetry credits include work with The Muppets, Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and the current incarnation of Mystery Science Theatre 3000 where he is the lead puppeteer on Crow T. Robot and the new robot on the block, M. Waverly. Grant is also the creator of several podcasts including The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd, Elf Centered, Under the Puppet and The Uncle Interloper Show. www.MrGrant.com

Annett Mateo believes anything can be a puppet! For over 20 years she has made all kinds of puppets out of all kinds of materials. In her career as a professional puppet designer and builder, she has built marionettes, Muppet-type puppets, rod puppets, large body/costume style, modified Banraku, shadow and pretty much every other kind of puppet. She has built custom puppets for people, theatres, and companies, that have been in shows, parades, and television. She has attended the O’Neill Theatre conference for Puppetry a number of years and is in her sixteenth season as a puppet designer and builder for Seattle Children’s Theatre. She has performed as a member of the puppet improv group Cotton Gin. She builds a lot and performs occasionally. You can view her puppets on Puppetlandia.com.

Theatre Off Jackson and the producer strive to be as accessible and inclusive as possible. Please contact us if you have any questions. Our venue is accessible by wheelchair and other mobility devices. Please contact us in advance so we can ensure your experience is as smooth as possible.

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