The Demo Krannert Center Workshop 2014

The Demo Krannert Center Workshop 2014 (2020) blends Documentary and Music elements. Top cast includes Mikel Rouse, Ben Neill, and Douglas Carl Engelbart. It draws from real-world events while keeping the focus on character stakes.

Actor: Mikel Rouse

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.