Make Create More
Every three weeks get an update on the creative practice of a socially engaged artist based in New Hampshire, USA.
Four Days of New Work
It’s been seven months since my last newsletter. In that time, life has been full. I’ve taught, facilitated, directed, moved homes, deepened my work through Make Create More, had many endings and new beginnings all while spending the last year as Artist-in-Residence at The Dance Hall in Kittery. The newsletter may have been quiet, but the work has not. This summer marks a turning point. The projects I’ve been developing are beginning to leave the studio and enter the world, and I’d love for...
It's Time to Get Creative!
Hello friends, 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...
Are you looking for an invitation?
Hi! Whether you’ve been with me for a while or this is your first newsletter, it’s great to send three acts with you. Have a read about what I’ve been up to in the last month, and let’s reflect on what’s going on for you. Grab a beverage, and enjoy! Act One, A Residency Begins I'm thrilled to announce that I’ve been named a Resident Artist at The Dance Hall in Kittery, Maine from July through December 2025, alongside three extraordinary artists. This residency means I’ll have the opportunity...
What’s your favourite “d” word?
Back to our regularly scheduled monthly newsletter, it’s nice to be here with you Reader. Let’s get it! And Hi! If you are joining for the first time, you can unsubscribe using the button at the bottom. Act One, Develop Big news from digital surveillance and human vulnerability—Intimate Surveillance is a Gold Prize Finalist for the 2024 Clauder Competition at Portland Stage! That means this award-winning play gets another round of live beta-testing, with a week-long development residency led...
Just is a pretty fantastic word for the moment…
Traveling and a virus kept me from sending this note to you but I wanted to share my three acts for April with you because there’s some important work happening at the studio and beyond. I hope your start to Spring has been blooming wonderful! Act One, just Dumb! No time to sugarcoat this one. The New Hampshire House of Representatives has voted to defund the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts. Since its inception in 1965 under RSA 19-A, the Council’s mission has been to “promote the...
is it that….?
Okay, I’m a few weeks late with this note, but that’s okay. Flexibility is vital, and grace is imperative. I hope you're able to adapt when needed. These are tricky times. Act One, is it that social? I am immensely grateful to all of you who came to see the readings of Intimate Surveillance at Northern Stage and Dartmouth College last month. Theatre is a conversation—from the moment of inspiration, when a playwright is communicating with only themselves, to the moment strangers chat about a...
A Dance Is Still Made When One Foot Steps In Front Of The Other
Just saying hello with a few thoughts. How are you doing? Act One, Doing The Work Being my own boss, freelancer, or solopreneur (as I was recently called in the Power Forward program with the Center for Women and Enterprise) means no one tells me what to do. No one tells me what values I follow while I facilitate. No one tells me how I can address a group. No one tells me how to identify in person or my email signature. NO ONE. I really mean, NO ONE. I know that isn’t true for everyone out...