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Shawn Macdonald

@shawniemacdon.bsky.social

Actor/writer and currently Managing Co-Artistic Director of Glitch Theatre Theatre in Vancouver, BC. Secretary on UBCP/ACTRA Executive Board. Also bird-lover, queer fellow, and nutbar. Opinions my own. πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ https://realwheels.ca

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Last night we opened the door to Trick of Treaters and this kid about 4 years old barged past us down the hallway into the living room, looked around nodding his head and then as he headed out said, 'we got a better place than this."

#halloween

01.11.2025 16:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Halloween from this tiny spider in the bathroom sink.

01.11.2025 03:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Listening to my Halloween carol playlist aka Monster Mash on repeat

01.11.2025 02:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New from Glitch Theatre, Faye’s Room shines the spotlight on lived experiences of autism β€” Stir Emerging playwright Alex K. Masse depicts challenges and changing views of neurodivergence with a story that is both deeply personal and reflective of society-wide shifts

New from Glitch Theatre, Faye’s Room shines a spotlight on lived experiences of autism.

@createastir.ca chats with emerging playwright Alex K. Masse & Glitch Theatre's Adam Grant Warren ahead of this world premiere (Nov. 8-23 @ Vancity Culture Lab).

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Tix: tinyurl.com/n5zudwse

30.10.2025 04:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Check out these listings! Glitch Theatre’s world premiere of Faye’s Room by Alex K. Masse is on it!

#theatresky #theatre #canadiantheatre

28.10.2025 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I've never seen a game like that. Because I've never watched a baseball game before.

28.10.2025 13:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m not good at watching sports let this be a lesson to me.

28.10.2025 04:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Also used in the Maritime provinces of Canada!

27.10.2025 21:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@effinbirds.com has reached a new level of awesome.

26.10.2025 22:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dead Emoji Pumpkinℒ️

26.10.2025 22:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Also this morning at 5:30…

25.10.2025 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Some cool visitors to the West End of Vancouver this morning.

25.10.2025 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Did AI write this?

25.10.2025 12:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Imagine living in a country that values and nurtures the creative community.

22.10.2025 12:46 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I know I was like awww so old timey and adorable

19.10.2025 23:21 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

imagine how chuffed original frog dude must be

19.10.2025 18:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

AITA for hitting "show less like this" when someone's drawing of a mythical elvin creature shows up in my Discover feed?

19.10.2025 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

People, please pick up after your dog!

18.10.2025 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Aren’t things bad enough?

15.10.2025 12:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Been reflecting on this very thing lately. So true.

15.10.2025 12:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Turning the Industry on Its Side: SAG-AFTRA Goes Vertical With New Agreement New Verticals Agreement Caters to Serialized Micro-Dramas in Mobile Formats

Turning the Industry on Its Side: SAG-AFTRA Goes Vertical With New Agreement www.sagaftra.org/turning-indu...

14.10.2025 00:50 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

FULLY AGREE. This is a brilliant album. Thanks for the reminder must now go listen.

13.10.2025 15:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I love that album so much. Think Too Much (b). So good.

13.10.2025 13:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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09.10.2025 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Haha. This kid

05.10.2025 22:17 β€” πŸ‘ 397    πŸ” 73    πŸ’¬ 38    πŸ“Œ 6
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Vancouver’s Film and TV Industry is Facing One of its β€˜Toughest Slowdowns’. Animators and Visual Effects Workers Are Unionizing to Take BackΒ Control. Canadian animators and visual effects workers aren’t giving up during turbulent times, they’re organizing their workplaces and unionizing

Vancouver’s film and TV industry is facing one of its β€˜toughest slowdowns’ ever. Animators and visual effects workers are unionizing to take back control:

β€œIt’s time to level the playing field for the workers ... so they can have more of a say, more control and a democratization of their workplace”

05.10.2025 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 136    πŸ” 52    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 6

Shoutout to whoever came up with these very beautiful names for the following shorebirds:

Willet
Dunlin
Whimbrel
Plover
Godwit
Dowitcher

#birds #birdsky #shorebirds

04.10.2025 13:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Aaaand… sorry about my egregious typo. 🀣

04.10.2025 00:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This great, congrats!

04.10.2025 00:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
True Cringe
YouTube video by SAG-AFTRA True Cringe

We're featuring a video from a series created by SAG-AFTRA’s Performers with Disabilities Committee. The videos shine an entertaining light on some common stereotypes that performers with disabilities face. Starting with 'True Cringe' for #FeatureFriday this #NDEAM: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC0m...

03.10.2025 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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