NEXT BIG THING

 Next Big THING, a division of TWWTC, proudly presented

 AWAKENING

...reflections on birth, death and everything in between

Directed by Christopher Goodrich

Lighting Design by Christopher R. Hoyt

 AWAKENING marked a significant contribution to our local scene by a collection of top notch writers and actors.

The show played to sold-out houses during its brief run and offered its audiences an evening of thought-provoking monologues, written by emerging male and female plawrights from across the country, performed by a diverse group of exceptional local actors. NBT's mission of presenting an evening of exciting contemporary work was certainly accomplished. 

AWAKENING starred:

Mollye Asher   *Bonnie Lee Barrios   Candace Reid

Aaron Fili       *Maybeth Ryan

*Debra Anderson         Troy Hall

*Tawanna Brown           *Mary Hodges

*Jack R. Marks              *Mando Alvarado

*Frank Juliano       Kevin Logie

*Courtesy Actor's Equity Association

In the summer of 2005, the need arose to create a producing arm that would allow us to include the work of emerging male playwrights under our producing umbrella. TWWTC would continue to be wholely devoted to the work of emerging female playwrights, while our new venture, Next Big THING, was born to include all works by both genders. To introduce NBT, we wanted to begin a collaborative work with a group of writers and actors that would focus on the theme of birth. The subject matter seemed  appropriate both for the time of year and as a mark of the birth of an explosive new group of artists. We began seeking submissions in October of 2005 and were quickly overwhelmed with choices from artists all over the country. Following are the names of the thirteen exceptional playwrights whose work was selected to be part of NBT's inaugural piece:

TWWTC congratulates the following playwrights, whose monologues were selected for inclusion in Awakening:

Adam Szymkowicz

Laura Lewis Barr

Karin Williams

Peter Langman

 Christina Pippa

Dan Trujillo   

 Lia Romeo

     Dale Andersen   

 Christine DiGiovanni

   November Dawn   

Catherine Zambri Riggs

Jim Dunleavy 

   Elizabeth Canavan