It’s been a while since I last landed in your inbox, and I’m glad to be writing to you again. This year asked a lot of all of us — in our art, our communities, our families — and I’ve spent the last few months reflecting on what Make Create More offers in times like these.
One truth has become very clear: Make Create More brings creativity back into people’s lives — through theatremaking that gathers communities, workshops that spark civic imagination, and tools that help artists build sustainable, values-rooted creative practices.
That’s always been our heartbeat. This next chapter is about naming it more clearly and inviting more people into it.
Act One, What I’ve Been Working On Since June
Here are a few highlights from my summer, with more updates to come in future newsletters:
You, Me, and the Woodsmoke - Our forest-centered, participatory play premiered a new version at the Radically Rural conference in Keene, NH. I am currently building relationships that will bring Woodsmoke to libraries and community spaces in 2026!
Intimate Surveillance continues to develop in partnerships with theatres across the country. I’ll be diving back into questions of autonomy, technology, power, and trust — sharpening the script and expanding the community-engagement tools that accompany the play.
A little Movement Before The Movement workshop, the culmination of my Curriculum in Motion Institute professional development in June 2025
In the Making - I’ve been collaborating with UNH Flax Project and Dr. Kimberly Alexander, on In the Making, a short educational film series exploring textiles, sustainability, and fashion as a form of resistance. The next two films launch soon, thanks to funding from UNH's Sustainability Institute.
Creative Advising & Artist Tools Between workshops with Boston Foundation: Live Arts Boston and The Michael Chekhov Association (MICHA), one-on-one advising, and developing my Creative Contract: A Framework for Artists and Partners workbook, I’ve been supporting artists in building strong, sustainable, non-extractive practices grounded in clarity, values, and care.
Act Two , What’s Ahead
December 2: Creative Visioning for 2026
I’m hosting a two-hour creative visioning and goal-setting workshop for artists and “not-yet” artists — a space to imagine your most creative year yet and leave with a grounded next step. (Local folks — I’d love to see you there.)
That's me laughing a lot, while facilitating at Radically Rural in 2023.
Give yourself two imaginative, grounding hours to set up your most creative 2026.
This workshop is a warm, low-pressure space to reflect, dream, and turn possibility into a plan for the year ahead through playful prompts, gentle accountability, and a little movement.
You’ll leave with:
A clear creative vision for 2026
The challenges you’re ready to face (and supports you need)
The celebrations you want to work toward
One actionable next step to begin the year
This takes place on Tuesday, December 2nd from 6:30pm to 8:30pm EST at The Dance Hall in Kittery, where I have been a Resident Artist for the last six months.
Suggested donation: $15. Please reserve your spot, even if donating at the door.
And, as a little gift…There’s a small surprise for everyone who joins the December workshop — something to spark your creativity in the year ahead.
Act Three, But Right Now
Right now, I’m settling into a quieter creative season — tending to drafts, rebuilding rhythms, and remembering that creativity often begins in small, steady moments. A walk, a line of text, a spark of curiosity. If you’re making something, returning to a project, or simply dreaming at the edges, I’d love to hear what’s stirring for you — even just a sentence in reply to this email.
Creating a lullaby with a stranger in 2019 at ITAC 5 in NYC
I hope you can find one small act of creativity this week, a gesture toward the year you want to build. Creativity doesn’t need permission or a perfect moment. It just needs you.
Warm Regards,
P.S I threw my practice a ten-year birthday party on November 4th, and it was such a joy. We had toast and made toasts! Thank you to the friends and colleagues who joined — and for a wonderful decade of making.
