Based in Minnesota, Jason Hansen has held positions of music director, composer, orchestrator, and/or performer for 70 theater productions over the past two decades. His work has been seen and heard at Theater Latté Da, Children’s Theatre Company, Guthrie Theater, History Theatre, Mixed Blood Theatre, Ten Thousand Things, Theater Mu, Illusion Theater, Stages Theater Company, Playwrights’ Center, Trademark Theater, Artistry, TigerLion Arts, Open Eye Theatre, Arkansas Repertory Theatre, Northern Sky Theater, and the University of Minnesota. His diverse artistic abilities have paired him with projects covering widely varied musical styles from rock to classical to jazz to folk music. He has music directed and/or orchestrated many new works in workshop and full production, including several world premieres. He was a recipient of a MN Theater Award for Best Performative Direction in 2018. Jason is also a commissioned composer and arranger developing new music for choir and theater and is heavily involved with local community choirs and school districts. Jason lives in the Twin Cities with his wife and their two daughters, who teach him something new about music, art, and life everyday.