McNair explored many different performance media. In 2001 he penned the libretto of Turtle Wakes, a one-act opera for young people, with music by Allan Gordon Bell. This work was originally commissioned by the Calgary Opera in 2001, and it was toured to Calgary and Southern Alberta schools again in 2005. Over the years he gave many performances as a Story Teller, traveling to schools throughout Manitoba as well as the Winnipeg Children's Festival, the Winnipeg Folk Festival and The Winnipeg Fringe Festival. His story telling experiences eventually led to the writing and publication of a children's book, The Last Unicorn of the Prairies, illustrated by Chris McVarish-Younger.