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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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 >
Hello, all!
Assistant Director and Next Intern Kortney crafted an educational packet to accompany our current production of The Girl in the Yellow Dress. Click on the link below for more in-depth information on Paris, racial relations in France, and even psychology, as we explore onstage how the developed and the developing worlds collide.
Yellow Dress Dramaturgy
Greetings NEXTians,
We are pleased to bring you the first in a series of behind the scenes features on Maple and Vine! Scenic designer Keith Pitts was kind enough to give us a few minutes of his time, scroll down to see what he has to say and check back soon for more insider information!
Come for the show, stay for the discussion.
NEXT: How has this production changed the way you look at the twenty-first century lifestyle? Has it affected your lifestyle?
KEITH … Read More >
Greetings Nextians!
Maple and Vine, the first play of our 31st season opened this past Tuesday and the reviews are in!
Chris Jones of the Chicago Tribune calls it, “a very clever and entertaining piece of new writing” and says that “The consistently excellent [Molly] Glynn rings true throughout.”
Hedy Weiss of the Chicago Sun Times says “Director Damon Kiely keeps just the right sense of dislocation in the air, with Alex Meadows’ vintage costumes, Keith Pitts’ set and Lindsay Jones’ … Read More >
Greetings NEXTians and welcome to another look behind the scenes of Maple and Vine!
This week we bring you an in depth look at the dramaturgy of Maple and Vine. Oftentimes when working on a play, actors, directors and designers will find that their roles require knowledge and background beyond those that their own life experiences can provide. In order to bridge this gap a production will employ what’s known as a dramaturg who conducts extensive historical and cultural research for … Read More >
