L. Nicol Cabe

There’s so much entertaining scandal surrounding Spider-man: Turn Off the Dark. The deal announced Thursday should leave Taymor’s Spidey-sense — and wallet — tingling: She will reportedly receive full royalties of nearly $10,000 a week through the show’s entire New York run. … Under the agreement, Taymor will also collect unspecified compensation when the production [...]

After many years of waiting, I finally had the opportunity to see one of the 4 days of 14/48. Afterward, my theatre partner and I had an interesting discussion about time-based art, and what the benefits vs downsides are. He’s not in favor of it, generally, because it doesn’t allow space for the creative process. [...]

Last year, I examined, in an armchair statistics way, what Seattle theatre was like based on SeattlePerforms.com and how many of the theatres’ websites still existed. This year, I don’t have that much to say. Aside from the Intiman crumbling, which I’ve been blogging about pretty extensively, there hasn’t been much development. Not that I’ve [...]

You’ve all probably gathered by now that I work in theatre. I admin for a large theatre, I direct and dramaturg for smaller theatres, I write theatrical pieces (sometimes, in my quieter moments), I used to act, I’m on the board of a clown company, I’m delving further into the world of physical theatre, I [...]

People work better in groups, when presented with challenges? I would never have guessed. In an article from Wired magazine several weeks ago, the concept of “the Autuer” is dissected. It’s a provocative analogy, but I think we tend to overemphasize the singular impact of auteurs, at least in the film business. (I’ll refrain from [...]

I am an avid reader of Bitch Magazine — I’ve even subscribed for the past 5 years. I skim their Twitter feed, I’m Facebook friends with them … but I rarely read the blogs. I read the magazine cover to cover every quarter, but I haven’t kept up with the company as it launched itself [...]

Look, I just moved across town, okay? That’s exhausting and expensive. I have things to say, but currently, little mind with which to say them. Maybe tomorrow. Or maybe I’ll start watching “Weeds” on Netflix Streaming. Also, these don’t really have anything to do with theatre, but they do have more generally to do with [...]

It’s dorky and sentimental, but these have been sitting on my desktop for awhile, and occasionally they actually make me feel better. Everyone is familiar by now with “How to Feel Miserable as an Artist” by Keri Smith. But here’s a couple more that I like. Inspiration vs. Immitation by Lydian Vargas And How to [...]

So it’s time for a link round-up. Ads Implant False Memories: this is one of those articles that reminds me how strange the human brain is. On the other hand, interesting comment about how sympathetic our memories are, too. By feeling attached to something, whether through repeated viewing or emotional attachment (and probably both is [...]

I’ve been thinking for months about the Intiman’s crisis — from their major fundraising campaign to their downfall. Reactions ranged from a desperation to save the theatre — mainly because it was one of the few venues tentatively able to pay actors a “living wage” (if you think minimum is living) — to schadenfreude. Questions [...]