The Demo Krannert Center Workshop 2014

2014 performance of "The Demo," a music theater work written by composer/performers Mikel Rouse and Ben Neill based on Douglas Engelbart’s historic 1968 demonstration of early computer technology. Engelbart’s 1968 demo rolled out virtually everything that would define modern computing; videoconferencing, hyperlinks, networked collaboration, digital text editing, and something called a “mouse.” The Demo re-imagines Engelbart’s historic demonstration as a technologically-infused music theater piece, a new form of hybrid performance.

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Mikel Rouse

Douglas Engelbart

Ben Neill

William English

Douglas Carl Engelbart

Himself (archival footage)

Art

Jim Findlay

Set Designer

Crew

Jeff Sugg

Projection

Directing

Bob McGrath

Director

Production

Sound

Christopher Ericson

Sound Designer

Ben Neill

Music

Writing

Ben Neill

Writer

Mikel Rouse

Writer

Art

Jim Findlay

Set Designer

Crew

Jeff Sugg

Projection

Directing

Bob McGrath

Director

Production

Sound

Christopher Ericson

Sound Designer

Ben Neill

Music

Writing

Ben Neill

Writer

Mikel Rouse

Writer