Shanon Weaver

Writer | Actor | Educator | Content Creator | Marketer | Elite Ghostwriter

United States

With me comes a versatile voice, elite editing, concision, strong attention to detail, impeccable organization, and a warm writing style not at all devoid of wit. I strive to think “outside the box,” as I’ve already used the box to build a fort.

I have crafted featured content for multiple clients (including Fortune 500 companies) including interviews, blog posts, reviews, and articles, as well as marketing copy spanning email campaigns, website copy, job descriptions, mobile app copy, newsletters, scripts, speeches, and more.

I am also an accomplished playwright, screenwriter, creative writer and premium ghostwriter.

Clients include:

Cox Enterprises
GameRant
Austin Chronicle
Celebration! Magazine
Sigma Solve, Inc.
a chick & a dude productions
About You But Without You, LLC
By Actors, For Actors

Let me tell your story.

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Portfolio

Copywriting

Cox Careers
Job Description Example - Cox Enterprises - Video Producer, Social (AJC)

VIDEO PRODUCER, SOCIAL The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's mission is to be the most essential and engaging source of news and information for the people of Atlanta, Georgia and the South. To achieve that mission, we are transforming ourselves from a storied daily newspaper into a modern media company.

Content Creation

AYBWY
Personal Brand | Aybwy

About You But Without You is a Personal Branding / Video Messaging company, of which I am Co-Founder and Brand Manager. Every bit of text you see on the site comes from me. I also write the scripts for the videos, manage our social media accounts, and more.

YouTube
By Actors, For Actors (BA4A)

By Actors, For Actors is a YouTube channel-based collective of actors dedicated to the mental, professional, and physical well-being of actors. I am the founder. I manage the brand voice, create scripts, perform and record, manage social media, design graphics/logos, etc.

The Austin Chronicle

The Austin Chronicle
Shanon Weaver Archives

The collected theatrical reviews by Shanon Weaver, published by The Austin Chronicle.

Austin Chronicle
12/23/2022
A Tale of a Whale

Austin artist Shanon Weaver shares his experience playing Charlie and watching Brendan Fraser play the same part in The Whale

The Austin Chronicle
12/09/2016
Is the Play the Thing, Though? Hypermasculine Theatre

This past June, a Chicago theatre company became the focus of national attention when the Chicago Reader published a 12,000-word article detailing allegations of abuse, harassment, and unsafe working conditions at the company over a span of 20 years.

The Austin Chronicle
07/01/2016
What in Our House?

There's an unusual tone in Kenneth Wayne Bradley's voice. It's far beyond sadness. It's a type of melancholy wholly foreign to anyone close to the popular Austin stage and screen actor, typically full of booming kindness and joviality. You see, just over 25 years ago, Bradley was a young actor in training at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. Among his classmates was a young man, full of charisma and talent, whom Bradley considered at the time to be his best friend. That...

The Austin Chronicle
04/20/2016
Exploring the "Other"

Ben Wolfe on the risks of going native in The Explorers Club. A familiar twinge of discomfort arises watching The Explorers Club at Austin Playhouse, the kind you get when you're genuinely not sure if it's okay to laugh. The comedy features a tribal character named Luigi, a shirtless warrior covered in blue and white paint, sporting a flamboyant mohawk, and speaking gibberish.

Celebration Magazine Selected Works

Celebration Magazine
11/30/2024
WISDOM, WIT, AND SEEING THE WORLD: A WELL-EARNED RETIREMENT WITH DENEISE BARRETT

by Shanon Weaver "Oh, I'm not sure my life's all that interesting," Deneise Barrett said to me at the start of our conversation.Having written for this magazine for nearly a decade, I absolutely love hearing this - it usually means I'm about to hear a very interesting story.Growing up in Atlanta, a small town in northeast Texas, Deneise's early years were spent with her grandparents after her biological parents' divorce.

Celebration Magazine
09/30/2024
JAY GARRISON & HIS WONDERFUL WORKS OF WHIMSY

by Shanon Weaver"See a penny, pick it up, and all day long you'll have good luck," as the saying goes. But what if you see a computer chip, a lampshade, some old typewriter parts, and a couple of broken kitchen utensils?Well, if you're Jay Garrison, you make a unique and beautiful piece of art!Let's back up, though.

Celebration Magazine
09/30/2024
LEARNING TO DANCE AGAIN: LIFE, LOSS, AND THE VOYAGE BACK TO YOU.

by Shanon WeaverThere is little pain felt in the world worse than that of losing a spouse. It can seem like navigating a sea of grief with no clear map, and for many widows and widowers, the journey to recovery can feel overwhelming and...well, lonely.

Celebration Magazine
07/31/2024
DEPARTING DALLAS, ADIOS AUSTIN, AND HOWDY HOLLYWOOD! THE PEGGY LOHR STORYBY SHANON WEAVER

by Shanon WeaverPicture this: Los Angeles, early 1982. You're new to L.A. and you've got a gig delivering singing telegrams. Your job today? Head down to Century City to let Dustin Hoffman and Jessica Lange know (via song, of course) that they've been cast in a little film called "Tootsie."If you're Peggy Lohr, this is just one of the many incredible moments in your life.

Celebration Magazine
05/31/2024
JULIE SALOMON-FREE: WHAT CAN'T SHE DO?

by Shanon WeaverI must confess...I'm a little envious at Julie Salomon-Free.Not really, of course. It's just that, in a world where everyone is reaching for a dream, this magnificent woman has lived about four people's worth. Give everyone else a chance, will you, Julie?I kid, obviously.

Celebration Magazine
05/30/2024
EDDIE SWANSON: GOING STRONG AT SIXTY-FOUR

by Shanon WeaverWhat do you call a man in his sixties who has trained extensively in various martial arts, holds multiple weightlifting championships and world records, and still works as a professional bodyguard?Well...whatever he wants to be called, if you ask me.We all love stories of strength, dedication, and resilience, and Eddie Swanson's stands out.

Play/Screenplay Samples

A Chick & A Dude Productions
HIT.

Winner of Austin's B. Iden Payne Award for Outstanding Original Script, 2002-2003. HIT. has been produced twice in Austin​--once in 2003 and again for its tenth anniversary in 2013. In 2005, it appeared in the New York International Fringe Festival, where it received an Overall Excellence Award. In this scene, Ervin, an older hit man, is teaching his teenage protege Asher a lesson about life and Chess.

Smuggler's Ink
The Firefly Dance

Two men discuss their plan to burn down the strip club where they work for the insurance money. An excerpt from The Firefly Dance, a modern day parable about a bouncer at the strip club who hears the voice of God.

University of Texas Bridge Festival 2013
The Amulet, the Ghost, and the Fool

A 10-Minute Play about two brothers' search for their halves of an amulet given them as children by a gypsy. Betrayal may bring riches, but who is the bigger fool?

"Friends don't let Friends Enslave Friends"
Futurama

Spec Script

Academia

Unpublished
MFA Thesis

My thesis paper for my MFA in Acting from the University of Georgia. It's a good piece of writing.