Announcing the Opening of Our New York Office!

Creation In Common is proud to announce the opening of our New York Office. Back in May, 2007, when Founding Partner Padraic Lillis initiated conversations with some colleagues about conducting a free Brand Needs Assessment, a full-day retreat followed. More requests have been coming in every day. One of our patented Kick-Start Your Branding Effort workshops was scheduled in September and our East Coast office is up and running.

When Creation In Common was born back in 2002, our plan was to start something amazing, a new venture; something unique that would marry our love of theatre with our business expertise. We initially based our work out of Minnesota because two of our founding partners live there and have worked there for over 10 years. In the past five years, our work has taken us throughout the entire state of Minnesota, as well as Montana, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Washington D.C., Illinois, New York and Texas. At our annual staff retreat last January, we decided to put forth the goal of establishing another central office outside of the Twin Cities. "We could think of no better place to unveil our special brand of combining best business practices with theatrical processes than the Big Apple," says Managing Partner Carlo Cuesta, "Besides, it is also where Padraic calls home."

From our first job building the marketing plan for Pillsbury United Communities' daycare services to traveling across the state teaching arts organizations how to build their audiences, from researching the healthcare needs of citizens in Eastern Montana, to bringing a roomful of corporate executives together in support of the arts and culture in North Texas; with each project we continue to seek new knowledge and use it to deepen what the act of creation in common stands for. Says Padraic, "It is incredibly rewarding to share with one part of the county what we've learned from another."

Creation In Common is very excited to share our work with and to learn from the New York non-profit community.

CIC Partner Nominated for Theatre Award

Creation In Common extends its congratulations to Founding Partner Padraic Lillis for being nominated for a New York Innovative Theatre (IT) Award for his direction of The Dirty Talk.

The New York IT Awards works to expand audience awareness and appreciation of the full New York experience by recognizing some of the best work being done by the estimated 40,000 artists working in Off-Off-Broadway each year.  At the end of the theatre season, a high-profile awards ceremony celebrates this entire community while honoring some of the most extraordinary work of the year. 

Written by Michael Puzzo, The Dirty Talk was a critical and popular hit at the 2005 New York International Fringe Festival and was remounted in Fall 2006 by the Spare Change Productions at Center Stage.  Neal Genzliner of the New York Times wrote that The Dirty Talk is a “delicious two hander … as rewarding a trip off the beaten path you'll make... Padraic Lillis has the two actors in perfect sync.”  In addition to his directing credits, Padraic is also a playwright and member of the LAByrinth Theatre Company.

Working Together to Preserve a Natural Wonder

In 1806 when explorer John Colter left the Lewis & Clark expedition to trap furs along the Yellowstone and Upper Missouri rivers, he stumbled into a natural wonder. Colter was possibly the first white man to venture into Jackson Hole – a 48-mile-long valley surrounded by high mountains and includes the towns of Jackson, Kelly, Moose, Moran, Wilson and Teton Village in Wyoming. Since then, Jackson Hole has become a popular destination spot. In Jackson Hole travelers can experience all the grandeur that nature has to offer - alpine meadows, clear rivers and streams, expansive skies and abundant wildlife.

But like many destination spots attracting tourists from all over the country, Jackson Hole is an area facing many threats. Thus, the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance was born. Established in 1979, the Alliance is a knowledgeable and respected voice for Jackson Hole dedicated to responsible land stewardship to ensure that human activities are in harmony with the area’s irreplaceable wildlife, scenic and other natural resources. Among their many successes towards this effort, the Alliance has: