Making It Real

Monthly musings from a writer slash theatre maker on being a steward of the imagined / being brave enough to make things real.

By Addie

1. Now that I have you here

Now that I have you here, I have to figure out what this is going to be.

Dec 19, 2023•Addie

No Five Year Plans

on process and reinvention with Annie Paladino

Jun 7•Addie

Tools, Keys, Dreams and Doors (Or: Eccentricities, Martinis and the Big City of Boston)

a conversation with Mary Rochford

Apr 26•Addie

Report from the Job Site

So this is my report from the job site, where today’s Indeed search returns the job Mall Bunny and the tree outside my window is waiting patiently for…

Mar 29•Addie

No(w)

The gift arrives and the gift becomes the demon.

Feb 15•Addie

Leading the Flock

Last month I put something on a stage in Detroit.

Dec 18, 2025

Chrysalis Time

I recently saw a monarch caterpillar become a chrysalis, and I have to tell you, if you have not seen this, you have not lived.

Oct 26, 2025•Addie

from the field

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Aug 30, 2025•Addie

Two Kinds of Knowing

on political despair and not being a computer

Jul 6, 2025•Addie

Is Speed Dating Theater?

No.

May 24, 2025•Addie

Sap Boil

I like this boiling-down thing as a way to approach clarity without sacrificing polyphony.

Apr 6, 2025•Addie