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: 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 >
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: 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 >
Greetings from the first technical rehearsal of BOOM. With the actors onstage and the lighting, sound, scenic designers, technicians and stage managers all sitting in the back of the theatre and facing a line of computer control consoles, we’ve begun the unbelievably complicated and detailed process of programming the lighting and sound cues.
I’d like to introduce to some of these talented individuals that Jason Southerland and I have assembled to do this work:
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Greetings from the rehearsal hall! In just a little over two weeks the Jason Southerland and his cast have made amazing strides. Just yesterday the design team all gathered for the designer run of the show. This is the time that the people responsible for giving the play its world join the cast, stage managers and … Read More >
The beginning of rehearsals for the first production of our 2009-10 Season can only mean one thing… summer has come to a close and it’s time to get to work.
The creative team, production staff, board members and supporters gathered at our new rehearsal hall this week to get things rolling and to see us off for our production … Read More >
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