Seth Compton is an American actor, director, and arts educator based in Wrocław, Poland. After earning an MA in Acting from Manchester Metropolitan University in partnership with Song of the Goat Theatre (2013), he worked on Polish and international stage and film productions including Songs of Lear (Song of the Goat Theatre), The Coldest Game (Watchout Studio), and A Winter’s Journey (BreakThru Films). Earlier in the United States, he was a company member of Theater Banshee (Burbank) and the Actors’ Gang (Los Angeles); and worked with Trinity Repertory Company (Providence), Nora Theater (Boston), Ensemble Theater Company (Santa Barbara), and North Shore Music Theatre.
Since moving to Poland, Seth has focused on creative education and cultural inclusion. He founded Fundacja Aardvark Arts in 2013 and organized Creative Summer, an international arts camp engaging young people from Poland, Ukraine, and Korea. In 2018, he received a scholarship from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, which supported the publication of the Creative Summer handbook and a series of workshops on creative thinking in schools. His student summer film projects include The Great Gorilla Guru Mystery, Upgrade, Lost and Found, and Not The Last of Us.
Seth initiated the first Shakespeare Club afterschool activity in 2016. He has since directed children’s productions at schools and as part of the Shakespeare in the Park festival (Hamletta, Pericles and the Zombie Queen). Students have appeared as part of the International Children’s Theatre Festival and families have traveled on an expedition to Oxford and Stratford-upon-Avon, England.
He later founded the Wrocław Children’s Museum and Story Center, offering weekend programs, family performances (Alice, No More Christmas Carols, Tata), and an English-language family lending library.
As a Media Arts and Theatre teacher at Wrocław International School (2016–present), Seth has guided students through film and theatre projects within the IB MYP framework. He initiated the WIS Film Fest, launched the AV Club for middle school students, and directed several youth adaptations of Shakespeare. (A Family Tempest, Midsummer in the Multiverse Meadow, Pursued By Bear).
Seth also leads Open Your Heart, a workshop series blending physical theatre, neutral mask, and commedia dell’arte techniques. He previously served as Director of Arts and Culture at the American School of Wrocław (2013–2018) and received two NextGen Artist Grants from the Center for Cultural Innovation (2011–2012). In 2024, he completed a Master of Education from the University of the People, specializing in primary and secondary education.