ABOUT
Biography
Andy Hansen is a graduate of Montana State University with a Bachelors Degree in Media Theater Arts, specializing in film production. While there he composed scores for the films of other students. Since 1999, Andy has been a composer and sound designer for theater based in Chicago. He has collaborated on productions at Goodman Theatre, Writers Theater, Northlight Theatre, Timeline Theatre, Lifeline Theatre, Shattered Globe Theatre, American Players Theater, Notre Dame Shakespeare, and Montana Shakespeare In The Parks. Andy composed the music for Mila Hermonovski’s final showcase in the Season 7 finale of Project Runway. He has written scores for short films, one feature film, documentaries, and television ads.
A full resume theater resume provided below.
| YEAR | SHOW | THEATER | DIRECTOR | NOTE1 | NOTE2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | The Mandrake | greasy joan & co. | Kevin Theis | Jeff Nomination - Adaptation* | |
| 1999 | Gaslight | Timeline Theatre | Nick Bowling | ||
| 2000 | Not About Nightingales | Timeline Theatre | William Brown | Jeff Nomination - Sound Design | |
| 2001 | Streeterville | Timeline Theatre | Nick Bowling | ||
| 2001 | Pygmalion | Apple Tree Theater | William Brown | ||
| 2001 | The Crucible | Timeline Theatre | Nick Bowling | Jeff Nomination - Sound Design | |
| 2002 | Halcyon Days | Timeline Theatre | William Brown | ||
| 2002 | Misalliance | Writers Theatre | William Brown | ||
| 2002 | Time of The Cuckoo | Shattered Globe | Nick Bowling | ||
| 2002 | The Comedy of Errors | greasy joan & co. | Joel Jahnke | ||
| 2002 | Henry IV, Part 1 | Montana Shakespeare In The Parks | Joel Jahnke | ||
| 2002 | Awake and Sing | Timeline Theatre | Louis Contey | ||
| 2002 | Rocket To The Moon | Writers Theatre | William Brown | ||
| 2003 | Judgement at Nuremberg | Shattered Globe | Louis Contey | ||
| 2003 | Hauptmann | Timeline Theatre | Nick Bowling | Jeff Nomination - Sound Design | |
| 2003 | Marisol | greasy joan & co. | Julieanne Ehre | Jeff Nomination - Sound Design | |
| 2003 | She Stoops To Conquer | Montana Shakespeare In The Parks | William Brown | ||
| 2003 | Our Town | Writers Theatre | William Brown | ||
| 2004 | Ophelia | Camanae Theater | Jennifer Shook | ||
| 2004 | Paragon Springs | Timeline Theatre | William Brown | Jeff Nomination - Sound Design | After Dark - Overall Design** |
| 2004 | Meet John Doe | Shattered Globe | Louis Contey | ||
| 2004 | It’s All True | Timeline Theatre | Louis Contey | ||
| 2004 | Romeo and Juliet | Notre Dame Shakespeare | William Brown | ||
| 2004 | Sailing To Byzantium | Caffeine Theater | Jennifer Shook | ||
| 2004 | This Happy Breed | Timeline Theatre | Nick Bowling | Jeff Award - Original Music | |
| 2004 | Antigone | greasy joan & co. | Julieanne Ehre | Jeff Nomination - Original Music | Jeff Award - Sound Design |
| 2005 | Of Mice and Men | Shattered Globe | Eileen Niccolai | ||
| 2005 | Pravda | Timeline Theatre | Louis Contey | ||
| 2005 | Arms and The Man | Writers Theatre | William Brown | ||
| 2005 | The Nose | greasy joan & co. | Julieanne Ehre | Jeff Nomination - Original Music | After Dark Award - Original Music |
| 2005 | Talley and Son | Eclipse Theatre | Louis Contey | ||
| 2005 | Martin Fury’s Shot | Timeline Theatre | Anna C. Bahow | ||
| 2005 | Henry V | Notre Dame Shakespeare | William Brown | ||
| 2005 | Copenhagen | Timeline Theatre | Louis Contey | ||
| 2005 | Doña Rosita | Caffeine Theater | Jennifer Shook | ||
| 2006 | Bus Stop | Writers Theatre | Rick Snyder | ||
| 2006 | Guantanamo | Timeline Theatre | Nick Bowling | ||
| 2006 | The Orestia | greasy joan & co. | Julieanne Ehre | Jeff Nomination - Sound Design | |
| 2006 | The Matchmaker | American Players Theater | William Brown | ||
| 2006 | The Comedy of Errors | Notre Dame Shakespeare | William Brown | ||
| 2006 | The General From America | Timeline Theatre | Louis Contey | ||
| 2006 | Another Part of the Forest | Writers Theatre | William Brown | ||
| 2006-2024 | A Christmas Carol | Goodman Theater | William Brown (2006-2010) | Other directors: Steve Scott (2011-2012), Henry Wishcamper (2013-2019), and Jessica Thebus (2020 - present) | |
| 2007 | Bach At Leipzig | Writers Theatre | Nick Bowling | ||
| 2007 | She Stoops To Conquer | Northlight Theater | William Brown | Jeff Nomination - Original Music*** | After Dark Award - Best Score*** |
| 2007 | Widowers Houses | Timeline Theatre | Kevin Fox | ||
| 2007 | The Night of the Iguana | American Players Theater | William Brown | ||
| 2007 | Paradise Lost | Timeline Theatre | Louis Contey | ||
| 2007 | Tesla’s Letters | Timeline Theatre | Nick Bowling | ||
| 2007 | The Philadelphia Story | Remy Bummpo | Shawn Douglas | ||
| 2008 | As You Like It | Writers Theatre | William Brown | Jeff Nominations - Original Music and Sound Design | |
| 2008 | Like The Moon Behind The Clouds | Caffeine Theater | Jennifer Shook | ||
| 2008 | The Last Days of Judas Iscariot | Gift Theater | Kevin Fox | ||
| 2008 | Macbeth | greasy joan & co. | Julieanne Ehre | ||
| 2008 | Trumbo | Timeline Theatre | Louis Contey | ||
| 2008 | A Midsummer Night’s Dream | American Players Theater | William Brown | ||
| 2008 | The Picture of Dorian Gray | Lifeline Theatre | Kevin Theis | ||
| 2008 | A House With No Walls | Timeline Theatre | Louis Contey | ||
| 2009 | Not Enough Air | Timeline Theatre | Nick Bowling | Jeff Nomination - Sound Design | |
| 2009 | Old Glory | Writers Theatre | William Brown | ||
| 2009 | Mauritius | Northlight Theater | Rick Snyder | ||
| 2009 | Arms and The Man | Oak Park Festival Theater | Kevin Fox | ||
| 2009 | The History Boys | Timeline Theatre | Nick Bowling | ||
| 2009 | The Comedy of Errors | American Players Theater | William Brown | ||
| 2009 | Hay Fever | American Players Theater | William Brown | ||
| 2009 | Treasure island | Lifeline Theatre | Robert Kauzlaric | Jeff Nominations - Original Music and Sound Design | |
| 2009 | Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead | Writers Theatre | Michael Halberstam | ||
| 2010 | Macbeth | City Lit Theater | Susan Hart | ||
| 2010 | Around The World in 80 Days | Indiana Repertory Theater | William Brown | ||
| 2010 | Betrayal | Oak Park Festival Theater | Kevin Fox | ||
| 2010 | Another Part of the Forest | American Players Theater | William Brown | ||
| 2010 | Forst/Nixon | Timeline Theatre | Louis Contey | ||
| 2010 | Wuthering Heights | Lifeline Theatre | Elise Kauzlaric | ||
| 2010 | To Master The Art | Timeline Theatre | William Brown | Jeff Nomination - Sound Design | Jeff Award - Original Music |
| 2011 | Mary | Goodman Theater | May Adrales | ||
| 2011 | In Darfur | Timeline Theatre | Nick Bowling | Jeff Nominations - Original Music and Sound Design | |
| 2011 | Do The Hustle | Writers Theatre | William Brown | ||
| 2011 | The Outgoing Tide | Northlight Theater | BJ Jones | Jeff Nomination - Sound Design | |
| 2011 | Heartbreak House | Writers Theatre | William Brown | Jeff Nomination - Sound Design | |
| 2011 | The Critic | American Players Theater | William Brown | ||
| 2011 | A Walk In The Woods | Timeline Theatre | Nick Bowling | Jeff Nomination - Original Music | |
| 2012 | Hunger | Lifeline Theatre | Robert Kauzlaric | Jeff Nomination - Original Music | |
| 2012 | A Little Night Music | Writers Theatre | William Brown | ||
| 2012 | Twelfth Night | Montana Shakespeare In The Parks | William Brown | ||
| 2012 | Troilus and Cressida | American Players Theater | William Brown | ||
| 2012 | 33 Variations | Timeline Theatre | Nick Bowling | ||
| 2012 | The Odd Couple | Northlight Theater | BJ Jones | ||
| 2012 | Wasteland | Timeline Theatre | William Brown | ||
| 2013 | Skylight | Court Theater | William Brown | ||
| 2013 | The Liar | Writers Theatre | William Brown | Jeff Nomination - Sound Design | |
| 2013 | Stella and Lou | Northlight Theater | BJ Jones | ||
| 2013 | All My Sons | American Players Theater | William Brown | ||
| 2013 | The Normal Heart | Timeline Theatre | Nick Bowling | ||
| 2014 | A Tale of Two Cities | Lifeline Theatre | Elise Kauzlaric | Jeff Nominations - Original Music and Sound Design | |
| 2014 | Tom Jones | Northlight Theater | William Brown | ||
| 2014 | The Importance of Being Ernest | American Players Theater | William Brown | ||
| 2014 | Travesties | American Players Theater | William Brown | ||
| 2014 | My Name Is Asher Lev | Timeline Theatre | Kimberly Senior | Jeff Nomination - Original Music | |
| 2015 | White Guy On The Bus | Northlight Theater | BJ Jones | ||
| 2015 | Fallen Angels | Indiana Repertory Theater | William Brown | ||
| 2015 | Outside Mullingar | Northlight Theater | BJ Jones | ||
| 2015 | A Streetcar Named Desire | American Players Theater | William Brown | ||
| 2015 | The Price | Timeline Theatre | Louis Contey | ||
| 2015 | Funny Man | Northlight Theater | BJ Jones | ||
| 2016 | Discord | Northlight Theater | Kimberly Senior | ||
| 2016 | The Apple Family Plays | Timeline Theatre | Louis Contey | ||
| 2016 | Relativity | Northlight Theater | BJ Jones | ||
| 2016 | King Lear | American Players Theater | William Brown | ||
| 2016 | Bakersfield Mist | Timeline Theatre | Kevin Fox | ||
| 2016 | Miss Holmes | Lifeline Theatre | Paul Holmquist | Jeff Nomination - Original Music | |
| 2017 | Cymbeline | Strawdog Theater | Robert Kauzlaric | Jeff Nomination - Original Music | |
| 2017 | The Mystery of Love and Sex | Writers Theatre | Marti Lyons | ||
| 2017 | Three Sisters | American Players Theater | William Brown | ||
| 2017 | The Audience | Timeline Theatre | Nick Bowling | ||
| 2017 | In The Next Room (The Vibrator Play) | Timeline Theatre | Mechelle Moe | ||
| 2018 | A Moon For the Misbegotten | Writers Theatre | William Brown | ||
| 2018 | Neverwhere | Lifeline Theatre | ILesa Duncan | Jeff Nomination - Original Music | |
| 2018 | The Recruiting Officer | American Players Theater | William Brown | ||
| 2018 | Master Class | Timeline Theatre | Nick Bowling | ||
| 2018 | Mansfield Park | Northlight Theater | Stuart Cardin | ||
| 2019 | Emma | Lifeline Theatre | Elise Kauzlaric | ||
| 2019 | Rutherford and Son | Timeline Theatre | Mechelle Moe | ||
| 2020 | This Wonderful Life | American Players Theater | William Brown | ||
| 2021 | All’s Well That Ends Well | Loyola University | William Brown | ||
| 2021 | Rough Crossing | American Players Theater | William Brown | ||
| 2022 | King Lear | Montana Shakespeare In The Parks | Kevin Asselin | ||
| 2022 | Twelfth Night | Montana Shakespeare In The Parks | William Brown | ||
| 2022 | Campaigns Inc. | Timeline Theatre | Nick Bowling | Co-Designed with Forrest Gregor | |
| 2023 | Once Upon A Bridge | American Players Theater | Laura Rook | ||
| 2023 | Lifespan of a Fact | Timeline Theatre | Mechelle Moe | ||
| 2024 | The Winters Tale | Montana Shakespeare In The Parks | Eva Brenneman | ||
| 2024 | A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Montana Shakespeare In The Parks | Kerry Bishe |
* Jeff Nomination for Adaptation of “The Mandrake” is shared with Christopher Tiffany.
** After Dark Award for Overall Design for “Paragon Springs” is shared with Brian Sidney Bembridge (Sets), Alex Wren Meadows (Costumes), and Charles Cooper (Lights).
*** Jeff Nomination for Original Music and the After Dark Award for Best Score for “She Stoops To Conquer” are shared with lyricists Doug Frew and Patti McKenny.