The Nuge http://thenuge.com The website of Don Nguyen Mon, 27 May 2013 06:32:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Watch me discuss my play SOUND http://thenuge.com/?p=2474 http://thenuge.com/?p=2474#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 18:57:56 +0000 thenugespeaks http://thenuge.com/?p=2474

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So I spent some time on Martha’s Vineyard.  Like all good tourists I like to do a little research on the place…you know…that I’m staying at.  And I came upon some information on how Martha’s Vineyard ... Read More

]]> http://thenuge.com/?feed=rss2&p=2474 0 In this video, I appear as a playwright, who has written a play… http://thenuge.com/?p=2467 http://thenuge.com/?p=2467#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:17:53 +0000 thenugespeaks http://thenuge.com/?p=2467

Read More]]> http://thenuge.com/?feed=rss2&p=2467 0 Marc Norman on writers block http://thenuge.com/?p=2456 http://thenuge.com/?p=2456#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:53:56 +0000 thenugespeaks http://thenuge.com/?p=2456 Marc Norman on writers block:

“I’ve always thought writers block is kind of a misconception. Because in my experience, people who are professional writers don’t lack an idea they want to write. They have an idea but they don’t know ... Read More

]]> http://thenuge.com/?feed=rss2&p=2456 0 Tommy Volt and Lightning Girl http://thenuge.com/?p=2432 http://thenuge.com/?p=2432#comments Sat, 02 Feb 2013 18:02:35 +0000 thenugespeaks http://thenuge.com/?p=2432 My newest ten minute play written marks the third time I’m written for the 52nd Street Project!   Here’s more info:

Tommy Volt, world famous rockstar is forced to do battle with Lightning Girl in order to keep his super ... Read More

]]> http://thenuge.com/?feed=rss2&p=2432 0 Great Storytelling in Six Minutes http://thenuge.com/?p=2429 http://thenuge.com/?p=2429#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:48:37 +0000 thenugespeaks http://thenuge.com/?p=2429 Compelling characters.  Rising stakes.  Strong motivations.  Stronger obstacles. Clear, focused story.  Satisfying ending.   No dialogue.  Only action.  What this six minute video can teach you about crafting a story.  Watch it and thank me.

Read More]]> http://thenuge.com/?feed=rss2&p=2429 0 Step 1: Fail at a theater project. Step 2: Get interviewed for it on Howlround http://thenuge.com/?p=2424 http://thenuge.com/?p=2424#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:40:40 +0000 thenugespeaks http://thenuge.com/?p=2424 I was interviewed by Alex Barron on the 13P producing model and how hard it is to recreate, shedding light on my own personal failings:  http://journalism.howlround.com/13p-easy-to-revere-tough-to-recreate/

 

Read More]]> http://thenuge.com/?feed=rss2&p=2424 0 You from Queens! http://thenuge.com/?p=2418 http://thenuge.com/?p=2418#comments Sat, 19 Jan 2013 17:25:27 +0000 thenugespeaks http://thenuge.com/?p=2418 If you live in Queens, you should watch this 30 sec clip from the television series THE B* IN APARTMENT 23.

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Read More]]> http://thenuge.com/?feed=rss2&p=2418 0 Always Be Writing http://thenuge.com/?p=2409 http://thenuge.com/?p=2409#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:49:41 +0000 thenugespeaks http://thenuge.com/?p=2409 In the movie version of  Glengarry Glen Ross, Alec Baldwin plays a sales manager who pays a visit to a dumpy sales office to give a pep speech before releasing the Glengarry leads.  He walks up to the blackboard and ... Read More

]]> http://thenuge.com/?feed=rss2&p=2409 0 What goes up, must come down http://thenuge.com/?p=2399 http://thenuge.com/?p=2399#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:15:29 +0000 thenugespeaks http://thenuge.com/?p=2399 Watch out for falling cranes, people.   This happened in front of my apartment building yesterday. Luckily no one was seriously injured:

They just erected that crane a few days ago.  Now, I’m not an engineer (although I did ... Read More

]]> http://thenuge.com/?feed=rss2&p=2399 0 On Writing: Themes http://thenuge.com/?p=2363 http://thenuge.com/?p=2363#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 21:58:51 +0000 thenugespeaks http://thenuge.com/?p=2363 Know what the theme of your story is, if you must.  But do it for yourself.  Because everyone else will put their own themes on your story.   The woman who just broke ... Read More]]> http://thenuge.com/?feed=rss2&p=2363 0