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Munroe Forbes Shearer

Munroe (He/Any) is the HowlRound Operations and Communications Coordinator. He has been with HowlRound since 2022, first as a student assistant and then as then as the HowlRound fellow from 2023-2025. Munroe is a writer, designer, and purveyor of queer nonsense born and raised in northern Vermont. He holds a BFA in Theatre Design from Emerson College, and is a former Boston Center for the Arts Playwright in Residence. Outside of HowlRound, he is a freelance playwright and costume designer in the Boston area and is actively working on his first novel. More at munroefshearer.com.

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Essay

Towards a Sustainable Theatre Model

27 February 2024

Scott Walters, author of Building a Sustainable Theater: How to Remove Gatekeepers and Take Control of Your Artistic Career, sits down with Munroe Shearer to discuss the ways artist-owned theatres can succeed and best serve their communities. 

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Examining White Gay Responsibility in Our Theatres

8 June 2023

Munroe Shearer discusses the problem of white queer men’s positionality excusing them from anti-racism and anti-misogyny practices in theatre leadership.

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Guarding the Future of International Artistic Exchange at the 2025 IPC Convening

5 January 2026

In May 2025, the International Presenting Commons (IPC) convened to discuss the state of international cultural exchange. Munroe Forbes Shearer reports on the convening, which pursued questions, resources, and actions to continue international work amid Trump administration policy shifts that threaten to disrupt it.

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