TIA SHEARER

tia shearer bassett

theatre-maker. mostly.


"totally believable and enchanting"    "a one-woman tour de force"     "a straight up chameleon"

"A sweetheart dork but also kinda cool? A little?" - okay, I said that one.

I'm a freelance actor with over 20 years' experience performing for all ages, specializing in multi-character roles.

I'm a proud company member of Only Make Believe, performing in children’s hospitals and special education programs.
I'm an audio description writer with credits including the fantastic Marvel series, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur. 
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 And I'm a creator of joyful & connective experiences.
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Mostly theatre.
                               
  ...mostly.                               

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On a personal note, I am an ADHD cancer survivor raising a neuro-divergent kid;
silliness, bravery, community, & adventure
color my work...because they color my whole life.​


​available online for free:

A web-series for kids, starring my gecko...Silly "self-care theatre" for families...A mental health podcast for [sparkly] adults.

Feb. 2025 UPDATE:


I am moving most of my projects to my new little umbrella of a company, Flapjack Theatrics! Check it out here!
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​available by request:
(for classes, for groups of friends, for theatre companies, for anyone)

A wild, poetic Zoom show for grownups...A unique adventure play for kids...An award-winning shadow show for all.


news!
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July 2024:
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You can now read
​or license
my one-act play, 
a dream once lost, 
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via Uproar Theatrics!

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​October 2023:
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​A festival I created to celebrate virtual and telephone theatre had its glorious premiere!

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May 2023:
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​A collection of my tiny poems about my cancer time has been published
as a lovely FREE ebook
​by The Stripes Magazine!

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Dec. 2022:
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​Grant-awarded

Edward & Christine 
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(that "wild,
​poetic Zoom show ") 
was named a DC Theater Arts staff favorite!

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​other people's art
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My stepsister - creator of many of the graphics/logos above - makes whimsical digital paintings (and also takes commissions!)
Alex & Olmsted
Actor/puppeteers who do things like make a crankie from a loaf of bread.

Windfall Room
An online arts journal where poets recite their own poems in short videos.

The Rumpus
"A place to read, on the Internet." You can sign up for letters in the mail from writers.
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​Dear Lighthouse
​A piece of interactive fiction where you are a lighthouse keeper.

Thank you so much for stopping by. Believe in the silly/lovely things I help to make? Consider becoming a patron for a few $/month!
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