WINNER! BESTSOLOPERFORMANCE – 2014 “Stage Raw” Los Angeles Theatre Awards
NOMINEE! BESTSOLOPERFORMANCE – 2014 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards
WINNER! BESTSOLOSHOW – Hollywood Fringe Festival 2014
WINNER! THEENCORE! PRODUCERS’ AWARD – Hollywood Fringe Festival 2014
WINNER! PICK OF THEFRINGE – Combined Artform – Hollywood Fringe Festival 2014
WINNER! BESTPRODUCTION – Ezra Buzzington “Spirit of the Fringe” Award – Hollywood Fringe Festival 2014
WINNER! MOSTORGASMICPRODUCTION – O Face Awards, Orgasmico Theatre Company – Hollywood Fringe Festival 2014
Stage Raw says RECOMMENDED! PICK OF THEWEEK and OURTOPTEN! by Stage Raw
ONE OF THE “SEVENSHOWS TO SEE AT HOLLYWOODFRINGEFESTIVAL 2014” ~ L.A. Weekly
ONE OF THE “SEVENMOSTANTICIPATED 2014 HOLLYWOODFRINGESHOWS.” ~ Cinesnatch
From the creator of the acclaimed, award-winning Hollywood Fringe 2012 hit, “This Vicious Minute.”
THEWAKE Written & performed by Ben Moroski Directed by Nick Massouh
Love and loss nearly always intertwine, but never as closely as when your new flame is a dead body.
Pete’s girlfriend dumped him two months ago. He still can’t figure out how to move on without her, until a chance encounter at a late-night party puts him on a collision course with love like he’s never known it before.
A candid dark comedy about learning which things (and people) to bury, “The Wake” is the brand new solo show from acclaimed writer/performer Ben Moroski, the creator of the award-winning Hollywood Fringe hit “The Vicious Minute,” which chronicled his battled with self-injury.
WHATTHEPRESS IS SAYINGABOUT “THEWAKE”:
“Raw and riveting…It’s rare to see such vulnerability portrayed by a male artist in so unguarded and accomplished a way. It’s a coup.” ~ L.A. Weekly
“An event…Moroski’s performance is electric, aided by his own clever, funny, acidic script…he can mesmerize.”
~ StageScene L.A.
“Drenched in insanity…searingly brilliant…intense, profane, hilarious and tragic…a tour-de-force.” ~ ArtsBeatLA
“Moroski is a force to behold…you will be mesmerized and strangely refreshed by this play…it is okay to believe the hype, because it is true. You don’t want to miss this show.”
~ Examiner.com
“A de facto force to be reckoned with…incredibly shocking…
This IS the show you absolutely cannot miss!”
~ Gia on the Move
FURTHERACCOLADESFOR “THEWAKE” AT THE 2014 HOLLYWOODFRINGE:
- Nominee: Golden Playwright – THIRTY90NE Golden Elephant Award
- Nominee: Best Performance (Male) – Ezra Buzzington “Spirit of the Fringe” Award
- Nominee: Best Directing (Nick Massouh)- Ezra Buzzington “Spirit of the Fringe” Award
- Nominee: Best Writing – Ezra Buzzington “Spirit of the Fringe” Award
“He’s got an incredible accessibility as performer, a naked honesty that’s not threatening or confrontational, even when it’s in your face” ~ Backstage West
“[He] commands the audience…flowing easily from joke to dramatic observation to horrific reality check”
~ Sacramento News & Review
“[His] intensity enlivened all my senses” ~ Gia On The Move
Nominee: Best Solo Show – Hollywood Fringe Festival 2012
Winner: Best of Fringe Extension – Hollywood Fringe Festival 2012
Winner: Inaugural Ezra Buzzington “Spirit of the Fringe” Award – Hollywood Fringe Festival 2012