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Are you enjoying our time together? You can forward this email if you know someone who might enjoy reading these letters. Or invite them to subscribe by sharing this link. Nothing better than a recommendation from a good chum! Act One I found out recently that a treatment for whiplash is meditation, along with gentle stretches and limiting screentime. So, whether or not you’ve had a minor car accident, I invite you to do like me. Take a deep breath. In…and….out... We will sit for a few...

Thanks for taking a moment to be with me. Why don’t you warm that beverage with a top-up and take this opportunity to reflect on your work? What would be the titles of your three acts from the last three weeks? Feel free to email me your thoughts; I want to know what you’ve been working on and thinking through. Act One, in which I cheat? Applying to applications can feel like a rollercoaster of emotions. There's excitement at the start and anxiety about meeting requirements and being...

You may have noticed this newsletter didn't go out as scheduled three weeks ago, but don't worry, I've not disappeared. My care and attention were needed elsewhere. Thanks for understanding that this letter is sent with somewhat divided attention. Act One, Pressing Times Plays and films are big things to make—or at least mine have become so as I have developed my practice. I get very jealous of artists who make small, tiny artworks they keep, give away, or sell. The Collection When I could...

I deleted "social" media accounts over four years ago and won't be returning anytime soon. More on that in a future letter. Unless you'd meet for a cup of tea instead, this email is the only way to stay updated on my practice. Either way, the choice is yours. Act One, Imagination Meets Physics “Kae wakes in a bedroom, but not her bedroom. She is in a bed, but not her bed. The room is like a marshmallow, everything the same color and distortable if you add pressure. And neat, no destruction....

Hi, Reader, how are you this week? This doesn't have to be one-way communication; I want to know. Act One, Knowledge is Power! Since a young age, I've known that the lung epithelium* has a surface area approximately the size of a tennis court and represents the largest epithelial surface in the body. In my family, this is a Catherine Fact. These are tidbits of information dispersed, often at random that ultimately proved true but had no discernable source. Performing Knowledge in Edinburgh...

Thanks, Reader, for being here. These letters about my theatre and film practice might not reflect how you want to communicate, and I understand that so the unsubscribe button is at the bottom. Feel free to forward this letter if someone else might enjoy my work. Act One, in which I drown. A line in You, Me, and the Woodsmoke goes something like this… "We built our lives in their habitat, so the rest of nature will try to eat us at some point. We’re living in the era of environmental...

These tri-weekly letters take, on average, four minutes to read, so thanks Reader, for taking the time to be with me and my creative practice. Act One, we tumble into the well of gratitude… As many welcomed the new year cozily at home a week ago, I was with the motley crew of individuals who were crazy enough to bring You, Me, and the Woodsmoke to the stage. We built a climbable tree, covered the floor in 486ft3 of recycled rubber mulch, pitched a tent countless times, lit a 19th-century...