Coleen Shirin

Theatre Creator/Playwright

[Robert Icke @robertwicke]

goodnight, peter. the father of us all, the greatest of the age, and a legacy, now, for all time. i am so grateful to have known you & for your wit & love & guidance. you found such joy & wisdom in so many empty spaces: & in the loneliness of an artist's restless, endless search.

[Theatre Passe Muraille @beyondwallsTPM]

We are deeply saddened by the news that Majdi Bou-Matar, director of Suitcase حقيبة/Adrenalineأدرينالين (from our 19.20 season), has passed away.

Our thoughts go out to friends at @theMTspace and Theatre Mada, and all those who were lucky to witness Majdi's work in the arts.

[Coleen Shirin @coleenmacpher]

@rachel_mutombo_ Bravo to all your work!!!!!

[Coleen Shirin @coleenmacpher]

@rachel_mutombo_ That was my last show too before COVID !

[Lucius Dechausay @LuciusDechausay]

I produced this series through a pandemic, without childcare, while processing anger, grief and trauma with 100+ other BIPOC creatives and yet the only word I can use to describe it all is JOY. Thank you @obsidiantheatre
@CBCArts @TheCdnAcademy for this Best Series win 🏆

[Greta Thunberg @GretaThunberg]

#InternationalWomensDay is not for celebrating. It is for protesting against and raising awareness about the fact that people are still being oppressed or treated differently because of their gender.

[Coleen Shirin @coleenmacpher]

@ndrwkushnir @macleans @sarah_fulford Beautiful writing, thank you @ndrwkushnir 🇺🇦
Thinking of everyone impacted by this senselessness 💔

[Andrew Kushnir @ndrwkushnir]

A piece I’ve written for @macleans about the last few days. For my fellow Ukrainian-Canadians. For Ukraine and Ukrainians. For anyone caring from afar, trying to make sense of senselessness. Thank you @sarah_fulford for inviting me to write my heartache. https://t.co/3rpW6QBPWs

[Coleen Shirin @coleenmacpher]

@robynmkennedy @WestJet Yes same.

[Coleen Shirin @coleenmacpher]

@WestJet really disappointed. I can’t find a human to speak to. My bag has been delayed at YYZ for almost 24 hours …

[Coleen Shirin @coleenmacpher]

@WestJet @michaels649 I followed through with above and then they said “we can’t help with your baggage claim”. This is just a pure farce.

[Coleen Shirin @coleenmacpher]

@NFLTrainerWendy @michaels649 @WestJet Ok I think we need to submit a baggage report … I thought I did this at the airport but didn’t get a confirmation number. @WestJet maybe you can help your customers?

[Coleen Shirin @coleenmacpher]

@michaels649 @WestJet It’s so frustrating!!!! 😳

[Coleen Shirin @coleenmacpher]

@glennsumi I did. We reconnected after 14 years …. 🥰

[Coleen Shirin @coleenmacpher]

@QUCollective @OHsurgery Thanks for your incredible music Amy! ❤️

[Quote Unquote @QUCollective]

Check out @OHsurgery's latest #wildwomenpodcast episode on the incredible Canadian painter #ChristianePflug. Created by @coleenmacpher & Martha Ross, music composed by Amy Nostbakken.

https://t.co/JRw4hn3tdr

[sarahgartonstanley @sarahgstanley]

The Daily (yesterday) 5 things from Laurie Anderson regarding her personal criteria for all her projects: 1) Is it complicated enough? 2) it simple enough? 3) Is it crazy enough? 4) Is it beautiful enough 5) Is it stupid enough?

[Greta Thunberg @GretaThunberg]

We’ve already emitted 89% of the CO2 budget that gives us a 66% chance of staying below 1,5°C. That’s why historic emissions not only count - they nearly make up the entire climate crisis. And yet they’re still being almost completely ignored by media and people in power.

[Coleen Shirin @coleenmacpher]

We are diving into Christiane’s paintings @OHsurgery @CanadaCouncil for our audio-fiction #wildwomenpodcast #femalepainters #soundart #theatreartists

[CBC Toronto @CBCToronto]

Life, Still: The Unbuttoning of Christiane Pflug http://t.co/1RFpIgTCzR

[Tarragon Theatre @tarragontheatre]

Stand by for some exciting news next week from our new Artistic Director, Mike Payette, about the upcoming season! #lookingbackmovingforward #Tarragon50