Alyssa Keene: Winter 2011 First Weekend Mazen Award Winner

As has been described before, "the Mazen is rewarded to Veteran participants of 14/48 for their contribution to the spirit of risk taking and camaraderie embodied in our process."

The Mazen is the highest honor that this group bestows upon its participants, and the recipients thus far can read as a who's who of the History of front lines of Seattle Theater:

2004

Winter: John Kaufmann, Mark Boeker

Summer: Scot Auguston, Pattie Miles

2005

Winter: Heidi Heimarck, Mark Fullerton

Summer: Christina Mastin, Shelley Reynolds

2006

Winter: Tim Hyland, Tom Milewski

Summer: Carl Sander, Charles Smith

2007

Winter: Tina La Plant, Annette Toutonghi

Summer: Tim Moore, Seanjohn Walsh

2008

Winter: Teri Lazzara, Erik Van Beuzekom

Summer: Anthony Winkler, Matt Richter

2009

Winter: Jim Jewell, Brian Faker

Summer: Basil Harris, Nellis

2010

Winter: Elizabeth Heffron, Mik Kuhlman

Summer: Gary Menendez, Peggy Gannon

As you can imagine, you need to have an impossible amount of chutzpah just to do this sort of thing; so, to be able to do it with enough consistency that people notice that you're bringing it every time out is nearly superhuman.

So massive kudos to Alyssa, who not only consistently brings it, she has done it as an actor and as a band member.