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Hanlon Uafás-Álainn (formerly McGregor) here, a trans/queer/poly man (pronouns he/they) and parent of two human children and two fur children. Originally from NS (see ocean image above!)

Playwright / Producer / Writer / Actor / Director / Choreographer / Songwriter for stage and screen. I make art as activism to lift the voices and tell the stories of trans and queer people, women, disabled folx, indigenous, black, brown people and generally most peopoe who have been othered in our culture. That sounds so serious! I try to take the work seriously, but not myself. 🙂

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About Hanlon

Hanlon McGregor is a queer trans man, and mad writer, actor, producer, director and choreographer based in Tkaronto/Toronto; he’s the owner of Hanlon’s Point Productions and a founding member and co-director of Under the Bus Productions, which had its origins as early as 2016. Hanlon hopes that his plays and films can represent the struggles, triumphs,… Continue reading About Hanlon

Reaching toward the Light

One artist’s way (to keep moving during a pandemic) Lately I have been engaged in a revolutionary healing act – I’ve been celebrating my accomplishments during a pandemic and uncovering my strengths. Sometime, when I was very young, I absorbed the message that bragging, or any kind of self-promotion, was bad. So, I trained myself… Continue reading Reaching toward the Light

Radical Self Care

CN: Discussion of weight loss app, exercise goals, rad self-love and self-care and dragon’s den ideas so Stephen, please stop reading now if you can’t take mention of another of my invention ideas. I don’t often write about weight loss goals or exercising because I know it is a loaded topic for many many MANY… Continue reading Radical Self Care

Produced a video for Rich Aucoin

When Rich Aucoin approached me to make a video for his song The Change, we were in the middle of rehearsing for Rhubarb Festival and it felt like the timing was impossible. But then I listened to the song and I felt absolutely compelled to say, “YES!” The song spoke to me of the inevitability… Continue reading Produced a video for Rich Aucoin

Sun, Moon

A short story by Michael Finn Hanlon McGregor His breathing is coming shallowly. He’s coughing, hunched over, and using his head as a counter-weight to swing himself precariously from one side of the bed to the other. “Come on now, why won’t you cooperate?” My father is negotiating with the problem-phlegm. His six-foot frame is… Continue reading Sun, Moon

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Here is the review in Exclaim of The Change music video
we created for acclaimed music artist Rich Aucoin;
The magical phoenix (played by Thorne Brown)
visits to help a younger me as Rich sings:

Stop you can’t help it’s changing
Why do you want control?

It’s running with and without you
It’s moving in and around you
There’s nothing you can hold onto

‘Cause the change is in you
When you let go to it all

Community One Article about Unexpectedly Trans in Halifax.

Review of Bubble Trans Pride in the Coast at Halifax Fringe 2018

Bubble Trans Pride was funded by the Ontario Arts Council

Review of Unexpectedly Trans in the Coast – Fringe 2017

Unexpectedly Trans was funded in part
by Community One Foundation

Selected articles and reviews