Editor. Writer. Author. Playwright. Screenwriter. Bagel snob.
Sean Keeley was born in New Jersey and attended Syracuse University (‘00). While chasing a screenwriting career in Los Angeles, he started the Syracuse blog Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician, which led to the publication of a book about SU fandom ("How To Grow An Orange"). Sean's writing credits also include the audio drama podcasts "Passage" and "Discovery Park" and multiple stageplays and screenplays. He has written articles for outlets such as SB Nation, Awful Announcing, Deadspin, Curbed, and Eater.Sean is currently the managing editor of Comeback Media and runs his own bagel newsletter, “It’s a Shanda.” Audio Drama Podcasts
Along with Throw’m In The Puget Productions partner Lucy Pearce, Sean has co-created two successful audio drama podcasts.
“Passage”
Released in 2017, it has since garnered over 175,000 downloads and appeared in Apple Podcasts’ Top 200 rankings for Dramas.
Synopsis: 150 years ago, the S.S. Cumberland disappeared in the Pacific Northwest. A lifeboat from the ship with four skeletons inside just mysteriously showed up in Marrow Passage. Reporter Daisy Bonham attempts to solve the mystery and find out what other secrets are lurking just below the surface.
“Discovery Park”
Released in 2020, has received over 90,000 downloads so far and appeared in Apple Podcasts’ Top 200 rankings for Dramas.
Synopsis: A woman wakes up in Seattle’s Discovery Park with no memory of who she is or how she got here, let alone why she has a wad of cash and a gun. As she crisscrosses the globe unraveling the mysteries of her life, she realizes she’s part of a plot much stranger than she ever could have imagined.
Stageplays
“Stand & Clap”
Synopsis: Adrian “Hoops” Schilling is a giant among women’s college basketball coaches. Multiple national championships. Hall-Of-Fame credentials. And now, 1,000 wins to cap her illustrious career. Casey Ohver watches from a distance as Schilling basks in her glory, all the while harboring a secret that could unravel everything. Ohver claims that she was sexually abused by Schilling’s assistant coach for years and decides to go public with the help of cub reporter Jamie Warheld. Overnight, reputations are ruined, battle lines are drawn, and assumptions hang over everything. Both sides tell a different story about what happened, but in the court of public opinion, does it matter which one is right? Does it even matter if the allegations are true?
Accolades:
Finalist, 2020-2021 In-Progress New Play Reading Series, Unicorn Theatre
2021 Valdez Last Frontier Theatre Conference Play Lab Reading
“The Dilemma”
Synopsis: If your dog and a human being were stuck on a burning boat and you could only rescue one of them, who would you really choose?
Accolades:
Valdez Last Frontier Theatre Conference 2020 Monologue Workshop Reading