SETH SHAFFER PERFORMANCE RESUME
PU PP ET ST AGE PER F O R M AN CE
Hubbub Festival
Role: Monkey
A Morning of Puppetry
Home Grown
Home Grown
The Magic Circus
Princess and the Pea
Cinderella
Beauty and the Beast
Princess and the Pea
Cinderella
Beauty and the Beast
Cinderella
Beauty and the Beast
Peter and the Wolf
Role: Peter
Joy For Children Christmas
Special with Scot Hany
A Dream Play
Aesop’s Fables
Tales from the Silk Road
Master Peter’s Puppet Show
Role: Don Quixote
The Gingerbread Man
The Legend of Little Wolf
Puppet Showplace Theater 2016
Shaffer Handful Puppets 2016
Pointless Brewery-Little Peeps
Shaffer Handful Puppets 2015
76th National Puppetry Festival Fringe
Shaffer Handful Puppets 2015
Cincinnati Strung Out Puppet Slam
Eastern Michigan University 2015
Global Play Project-Sponberg Theatre
Shaffer Handful Puppet Theatre 2014
Detroit Puppet Guild Day of Puppetry
The Dick Myers Project 2013
The Detroit Institute of Art
The Dick Myers Project 2013
The Detroit Institute of Art
Shaffer Handful Puppetry 2013
Eastern Michigan University
The Dick Myers Project 2013
75th National Puppetry Festival
The Dick Myers Project 2013
National Puppetry Conference
The Dick Myers Project 2013
Connecticut Repertory Theatre
The Dick Myers Project 2013
Connecticut Repertory Theatre
University of Connecticut 2012
Green Mountain Puppet Festival
University of Connecticut 2011
Hartford Stage
University of Connecticut 2011
Connecticut Repertory Theatre
Madcap Puppet Theatre 2009-2010
National Tour
Madcap Puppet Theatre 2009
National Tour
Madcap Puppet Theatre 2009
Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra
Madcap Puppet Theatre 2009
Linton Series
Madcap Puppet Theatre 2008-2009
National Tour
The Farmer and Biscuit Madcap Puppet Theatre 2008
Linton Series
Long Lost Stories Madcap Puppet Theatre 2007-2008
National Tour

PU PP ET F IL M PER F OR M AN CE
Magic Pudding University of Connecticut 2012
Role: Bunyip Bluegum Puppet Arts Film
Farmer’s Timepiece University of Connecticut 2012
Role: Ryman Puppet Arts Film
Madcap Puppet Fundraiser Madcap Puppet Theatre 2009

PU PP ET D ES IGN AN D C ON STR UC TI ON
Chicken Storytime Eastern Michigan University 2018
Theatre for the Young Library Tour
Lily Plants a Garden Eastern Michigan University 2015
Sponberg Theatre
Home Grown Shaffer Handful Puppets 2015
Slam Network
Velveteen Rabbit Eastern Michigan University 2014
Theatre for the Young Regional Tour
I Can Hear the Sun Wild Swan Children’s Theatre 2014
Towsley Auditorium
Ten Lands Carrie Morris Productions 2014
Detroit Puppet Theatre
Princess and the Pea Shaffer Handful Puppets 2013
Regional Tour
Bob’s Furniture “No Dummy” Bob’s Furniture 2011
Regional Commercial

PU PP ET C OAC H
Lily Plants a Garden Eastern Michigan University 2016
Sponberg Theatre
Little Shop of Horrors Eastern Michigan University 2015
Quirk Theatre
I Can Hear the Sun Wild Swan Children’s Theatre 2014
Towsley Auditorium
Velveteen Rabbit Theatre for the Young Regional Tour 2014
Eastern Michigan University

TEC HN IC AL DIR EC TOR

Disney’s The Little Mermaid BASIS Chandler 2019
Androcles and the Lion BASIS Chandler 2018
The Wizard of Oz BASIS Chandler 2018
The Lion, the Witch, and Wardrobe BASIS Chandler 2017
The Giver BASIS Chandler 2017
James and the Giant Peach BASIS Chandler 2016
PR OPE R T IE S M AN AG ER /DE SIGN ER
Lily Plants a Garden Eastern Michigan University 2016
Sponberg Theatre
Home Grown Shaffer Handful Puppets 2015
Slam Network
Velveteen Rabbit Eastern Michigan University 2014
Theatre for the Young Regional Tour
Princess and the Pea Shaffer Handful Puppets 2013
Regional Tour
Summer Nutmeg Series Connecticut Repertory Theatre 2013
Jorgensen Theatre
Magic Pudding University of Connecticut 2012
Puppet Arts Film
Farmer’s Timepiece University of Connecticut 2012
Puppet Arts Film
A Dream Play University of Connecticut 2011
Connecticut Repertory Theatre
Desdemona University of Toledo 2005
Studio Theatre

ST AGE AC TIN G E XP ER I EN CE
The Magic Circus Eastern Michigan University 2015
Role: Dad Global Play Project-Sponberg Theatre
Birth and Death of the House Wife Eastern Michigan University 2013
Role: Husband Lab Theatre
A Dream Play Connecticut Repertory Theatre 2011
Role: Indra/Strindberg Demon Mobius Theatre
The Dragon University of Toledo 2006
Role: Lancelot Center Theatre
Antigone University of Toledo 2006
Role: Chorus Center Theatre
Sure to Fail ACTF 2006
Role: Bill
Inspecting Carol Harvest Theatre 2005
Role: Bill
Fiddler on the Roof Croswell Opera House 2005
Role: Motel
Chicago Croswell Opera House 2005
Role: Amos
Complete Works Shakespeare University of Toledo 2005
Abridged Center Theatre
Role: Seth
Little Shop of Horrors University of Toledo 2004
Role: Orin/Everyone Else Center Theatre
Fuddy Mirrors University of Toledo 2004
Role: Richard Center Theatre
Hair Croswell Opera House 2003
Role: Steve/Margaret Mead
Jekyll and Hyde Croswell Opera House 2003
Role: Bissit
Kiss Me Kate Croswell Opera House 2003
Role: Flint/Nithanelle
Joseph and the Amazing Croswell Opera House 2003
Technicolor Dream Coat
Role:Levi
Alice in Wonderland Roy Williams Theatre 2003
Role: March Hare
Love Rides the Rails Giffey Hall 2002
Role: Truman Pendennis
Titanic Roy Williams Theatre 2002
Role: Pitman/Hartley Roy Wiliams Theatre 2002
Bye, Bye Birdie Grand Rapid Players 2002
Role: Conrad Birdie
The Foreigner Fayette Opera House 2002
Role: Ellard
Grease Roy Williams Theatre 2002
Role: Johnny Casino
The Mousetrap Giffey Hall 2001
Role: Sgt. Trotter
Peter Pan Roy Williams Theatre 2001
Role: Smee

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F IL M AC TIN G E X PER IE N CE
Time Glienstein Productions 2006
Role: Scott
Mary Jacki Sutton Productions 2005
Role: Ricki
Macci Jen Dibert Productions 2004
Role: Man
Hillbilly Chronicles Doug Dibert Productions 2004
Role: Ray

COM MER C IAL AC TIN G EX PER IEN CE

Rapid Repair Buckeye Cable 2007
Role: Dad
Auto Finance Franklin Park Auto Credit 2006
Role: Man on the Bench