Kevin Hauge

Communication is the key. Whether we are creating, inspiring, or explaining, it sits at the heart of the collective construction we do in the studio. I have had victories and disasters while trying to create shared experiences with clear, unified direction. If I’m rehearsing with more than a handful of people, I try to sit everyone down for a quick, open chat about “What’s new and interesting?” Kids with stories raise their hands and tell us about passing their driving tests, getting summer...

Technology in the arts has been a passion of mine for decades. I’ve loved watching it transform the creative process as well as the art itself. Digital rehearsal tracks help in the rehearsal hall when refining trouble areas in production numbers. I’ve exhausted many a cast by resetting a section of music, pressing the space bar, and announcing “Again!” while perfecting dance breaks. Moving lights have made plot hangs so much easier. Yes – programming does have a learning curve but it shifts...