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, both nationally and internationally, that have been in shows, parades, and television. She has attended the O’Neill Theatre conference for Puppetry a number of years and is resident puppet designer and builder for Seattle Children’s Theatre. She has performed as a member of the puppet improv group Cotton Gin at Unexpected Productions and performs regularly in slams around the region.