L. Nicol Cabe

As a website owner and strong believer in the power of the internet, I would be remiss if I did not comment on this story. The Department of Homeland Security, as of last night, November 26th 2010, seized and shut down as many as 77 websites for copyright infringement. The reason I linked to that [...]

I was torn between seeing “Money Changes Everything” and “Hearts are Monsters,” the latest production from Macha Monkey. Annex’s show came with recommendations from people I know, though, so I decided to attend. I have a hard time, when I go see plays or movies, or read books, that come highly recommended, with not getting [...]

I am once again on the bandwagon of seeing shows their closing weekend. I hope to end this vicious cycle some day, but while there are so many shows happening in the area, it will be difficult. Friday night, I finally got a chance to see one of Open Circle’s infamous H.P. Lovecraft adaptations, “Pickman’s [...]

As mentioned previously, I am not a playwright. But I have been doing this theatre thing for awhile now — professionally, about 5 years, but I started taking it seriously about 20 years ago (I was very young). Participating in NaPlWriMo has forced me to delve into an aspect of the craft that I haven’t [...]

10: 11 AM: sitting down to write. Don’t re-read what you’ve already written! That’s death! Ignore it. 10:15 AM: Am I writing too many stage directions? 10:16 AM: I’m getting too meta about this. 10:18 AM: God, I love this duo act I have set up. 10:19 AM: Oh! “Holy Smoke Baby” by the Cadillacs! [...]

I’m not a playwright, but I’m trying out this whole National Play Writing Month thing anyway. For those not familiar, it is similar to National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), in which participants must write 50,000 words — roughly 175 pages — by the end of November. With NaPlWriMo, participants must write a 75 page script. [...]