L. Nicol Cabe

An antidote to the derp of the last post! Yay! First, and most importantly, there’s a new writer’s group forming at Seattle Rep. They are specifically Northwest playwrights, too. This is a very exciting development from a large theatre company, although they have a pretty toned-down expectation of the group. Participants in the group will [...]

There’s been some interesting bits on art from around the world this week. The most painful and derpy of them all is news about conservative Catholic organizations protesting a play which, from what I can gather, deals with a sad, difficult, depressing, and very real subject — a dying elderly parent. It’s not pleasant to [...]

Free Theatre Week has evolved in recent years into the fabulous Arts Crush, a month-long event featuring all kinds of art work — readings of books, poetry, plays, screenplays; performance art of many varieties; painting and sculpture exhibits; dance; and of course, theatre. I’m especially happy about the variety Arts Crush is offering this year. [...]

One of the books I read frequently as a child was a surprising ode to the inner workings of capitalism, “Olson’s Meat Pies,” by Peter Cohen. The story centered on Olson, a man who made and sold fantastic meat pies with only the best ingredients. One day, Strom, his bookkeeper, makes off with the company’s [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Jesus H. Christ, what is the world coming to? Apparently arts funding in Washington state might get slashed by 90%. NINETY PERCENT. Why not just bomb the state to rubble? That would be more cost-effective, as you wouldn’t have to pay legislators’ salaries anymore either, and you’d have roughly the same effect on state income [...]

About a year and a half ago, I began blues dancing. Like most people of my age and nerdiness, I had traumatic experiences in middle and high school that put me off ever exercising again, ever. I’d rather starve myself to be thin than join a gym and work for it. I took a yoga [...]

I’ve mentioned the blog Theatre Ideas before. I have some respect for this professor’s perspective: that, despite all the rhetoric otherwise, we theatre people live in a system that relies much more on personal financial assets (or parental financial assets) than it does on hard work and determination. Much like the rest of the country, [...]

I have found the best actor in the world. That is insane. I tried finding some information about mimic octopuses (or octopode) in captivity, but mainly found information about them as pets, in aquariums. What I want to know is how much of this behavior is learned based on their environment, and how much of [...]