Name: Kimberly Senior
Position/Role: Director
1. Is this your first time working at NEXT? No
2. If no, what was the first show you ever did at NEXT? Yellowman (Asst Light Design); Busy World is Hushed (Director)
3. What aspect of your character do you like best? The ability to get along with anyone
4. Most difficult play you ever directed: First time I did Three Sisters – Collaboraction 1998
5. Favorite article of clothing? Pair of Seven jeans from 2000 – holes everwhere!
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Name: MaryAnn Thebus
Position/Role: Vera
1. Is this your first time working at NEXT? No
2. If no, what was the first show you ever did at NEXT? It was long ago. Can’t remember.
3. What aspect of your character do you like best? Outspoken and deaf.
4. Most difficult play you were ever in: Irish Play – Bailegangaire.
5. Favorite article of clothing? Sweater
6. Favorite kid’s book growing up? When We Were Very Young – Milne.
7. As a child, what … Read More >
Name: Keith Pitts
Position/Role: Scenic Designer
1. Is this your first time working at NEXT? No
2. If no, what was the first show you ever did at NEXT? Accidental Death of an Anarchist
3. What aspect of your character do you like best? I don’t accept common place answers.
4. Most difficult play you were ever in? I will not bring it up – too painful.
5. Favorite article of clothing? Shoes
6. Favorite kid’s book growing up? The Mr. Men … Read More >
Members of the creative team working on After the Revolution compiled a dramaturgy packet that lends insight into Amy Herzog’s complex and tightly-woven tale of a leftist, Jewish family forced to reconcile their identities with the legacy of their patriarch.
Against the back drop of the Cold War and McCarthyism, After the Revolution lends itself to rewarding historical and cultural excavation. See what the dramaturgs discovered!
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Name: Claire Redfield
Position/Role: Assistant Director
1. Is this your first time working at NEXT? Yes
2. What aspect of your character do you like best? Empathy
3. Most difficult play you were ever in? Pinocchio when I was 14
4. Favorite article of clothing? Earrings – does that count?
5. Favorite kid’s book growing up? Where the Wild Things Are or Ella Enchanted
6. As a child, what was your dream job? Ballerina
7. What foreign language would you … Read More >
Name: Tasha Anne James
Position/Role: Mel
1. Is this your first time working at NEXT? No
2. If no, what was the first show you ever did at NEXT? Helen
3. What aspect of your character do you like best? Grounded, heart-on-her-sleeve gal.
4. Most difficult play you were ever in: The Quilt. Most difficult set to move = Major Barbara.
5. Favorite article of clothing? Short brown leather booties.
6. Favorite kid’s book growing up? I … Read More >
Name: Kate Hardiman
Position/Role: Assistant Dramaturg
1. Is this your first time working at NEXT? Yep!
2. What aspect of your character do you like best? My wit and charm.
4. Favorite article of clothing? My watch. I’ve had it since I was 13 years old and I never leave the house without it.
6. Favorite kid’s book growing up? The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss. I have a thing for anapestic tetrameter.
7. As a child, what … Read More >
Name: Chris Kriz
Position/Role: Sound Designer
1. Is this your first time working at NEXT? No
2. If no, what was the first show you ever did at NEXT? Madagascar
3. What aspect of your character do you like best? Optimism.
4. Favorite article of clothing? Anything new.
5. Favorite kid’s book growing up? Where the Sidewalk Ends
6. As a child, what was your dream job? Rock Star
7. What foreign language would you like to learn? French
8. Hidden … Read More >
