#SecondCity Writing I: Weak premise. Weak sketch (Week Five) « Tic, Tac, Travel, Tech… Learning, learning, learning. That has been the motto for the last year in my relatively young career. The above links to a blog written by a person taking classes at Second City. The blog basically accomplishes what I’m trying to do…
Category: Where Did I Read That?
A Complete Guide to ‘Hipster Racism’
A Complete Guide to ‘Hipster Racism’. Interesting article about racism told from a different point of view. In my goal to reach some kind of definition as to what type of writer I am, I’m finding that deeper questions about how I fit into American society lies. And I think it’s time for me to…
What’s in a name?
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081016193925AArnZse The very first time I fell in love with the concept of giving characters unique name was watching a Playwright’s (whose name escapes me right now) showcase where a good friend acted in. The playwright used some of the most unique names, albeit those escape me now as well, but it’s important to note…
Version 3.0 Gives Platform to Asian American Playwrights – Speakeasy – WSJ
Version 3.0 Gives Platform to Asian American Playwrights – Speakeasy – WSJ. An article with David Henry Hwang and Chay Yew about the works in a new Asian American play anthology. And yup… I’ve ordered it.
Who am I writing for?
“I’m wearying of movies that are for “everybody” — which means, nobody in particular.” – Roger Ebert, review for Midnight in Paris. I’m wearying of movies that are for “everybody” — which means, nobody in particular. I read this in a review for “Midnight in Paris” written by Roger Ebert, and it got me thinking…
Aurora Theatre Company GAP Competition
Aurora Theatre Company. Not sure if I’ll have time to enter this, but it is intriguing to know that Aurora is looking for “plays that directly respond to our complicated present and our possible futures.” I would write about the globalization of Filipino-Americans into the worlds economies. It’d be a reflection of the Outsourcing trade…
Mystery pooper
From a FB status: Patrick Ramsdell Dear mystery pooper, It is common courtesy to leave the exhaust fan running in a bathroom after you crap. Courtesy flushes, air freshner, perfume, body spray etc are ok, but the fan sucks your stench out. Not only is the restroom right near my cubicle, I don’t like getting…
Jewel – Straight to the Vein – Blog
Being a songwriter is such a bizarre job in so many ways. You are trying to take something that does not exist and has never existed, and pull something beautiful and real out of thin air. The process is everything. Learning to let it flow through you quickly before it can be too tainted by…
‘The Normal Heart’ on Broadway – Theater Review – NYTimes.com
‘The Normal Heart’ on Broadway – Theater Review – NYTimes.com. This is a review of ‘The Normal Heart’. The review has a lot of the things which I hope, one day, a play of mine can become. So I’ll just post this here as a premonition of what I hope to accomplish as a playwright.
Sadness, anger in Alameda after apparent suicide
Sadness, anger in Alameda after apparent suicide.