HAYDEN KRAUS
theatre professional
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PRODUCTION GALLARY
![BIG FISH](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/52054e_4792c31e8bc74487b94472bed3538854~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/52054e_4792c31e8bc74487b94472bed3538854~mv2.jpg)
director scenic designer
![ANYTHING GOES](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/52054e_2338d1f2f2fa491994611153e72282c7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/52054e_2338d1f2f2fa491994611153e72282c7~mv2.jpg)
director scenic designer
![INTO THE WOODS](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/52054e_4f3a27e11fb941449d4844df6e3e1628~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/52054e_4f3a27e11fb941449d4844df6e3e1628~mv2.jpg)
director scenic designer
![MARY POPPINS](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/52054e_88ca5ef5f32943f59622b4f0df94173f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/52054e_88ca5ef5f32943f59622b4f0df94173f~mv2.jpg)
director scenic designer
![RADIUM GIRLS](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/52054e_3a1bfd1be0af45569b87755dc3e68937~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/52054e_3a1bfd1be0af45569b87755dc3e68937~mv2.jpg)
director scenic designer
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![RADIUM GIRLS](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/52054e_3660475af20346c39ab05b3026f3c5b7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/52054e_3660475af20346c39ab05b3026f3c5b7~mv2.jpg)
director scenic designer
![CAROUSEL](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/52054e_0813398c18da4b4aabd54c02b72b1e69~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_96,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/52054e_0813398c18da4b4aabd54c02b72b1e69~mv2.jpg)
stage manager
![BIG FISH](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/52054e_8f3c6609b99e4138a7c7c0397815ca99~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/52054e_8f3c6609b99e4138a7c7c0397815ca99~mv2.jpg)
director scenic designer
![BIG FISH](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/52054e_66651b44106f47f9b5786696cf907984~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/52054e_66651b44106f47f9b5786696cf907984~mv2.jpg)
director scenic designer
![CINDERELLA](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/52054e_aeb9158ebe3d462389b0247ecd808fa2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/52054e_aeb9158ebe3d462389b0247ecd808fa2~mv2.jpg)
director scenic designer
![THE MUSIC MAN](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/52054e_21b9239f319d4dcab01b9f3b11f85f68~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_102,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/52054e_21b9239f319d4dcab01b9f3b11f85f68~mv2.jpg)
director scenic designer
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![SNAPSHOTS: A MUSICAL SCRAPBOOK](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/52054e_d0d4294ac0294d98a0728fe28c1a2a08~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/52054e_d0d4294ac0294d98a0728fe28c1a2a08~mv2.jpg)
director scenic designer
![ANYTHING GOES](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/52054e_e1640c6ab8654d3e8b37763afaf4577f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_220,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/52054e_e1640c6ab8654d3e8b37763afaf4577f~mv2.jpg)
director scenic designer
![SNAPSHOTS: A MUSICAL SCRAPBOOK](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/52054e_7b001e8f4f74449698d403f55b9c9c34~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/52054e_7b001e8f4f74449698d403f55b9c9c34~mv2.jpg)
director scenic designer
![LUCKY STIFF](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/52054e_18353f49ea5b4536b74efdce751204c5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/52054e_18353f49ea5b4536b74efdce751204c5~mv2.jpg)
director scenic designer
![MURDER CAN BE HABIT FORMING](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/52054e_17feec9a224a473b9264eaf7f1f4a7bf~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/52054e_17feec9a224a473b9264eaf7f1f4a7bf~mv2.jpg)
director scenic designer
![THE MUSIC MAN](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/52054e_1fe63679e28d4f908007ace57c91df87~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/52054e_1fe63679e28d4f908007ace57c91df87~mv2.jpg)
director scenic designer
![Z CABARET (FUNDRAISER)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/52054e_ddf72122a2d045318d7de1bd1ba83c87~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/52054e_ddf72122a2d045318d7de1bd1ba83c87~mv2.jpg)
fine arts director
![THE WIZARD OF OZ](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/52054e_ad61ced933cf490199f1570020ff4673~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_74,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/52054e_ad61ced933cf490199f1570020ff4673~mv2.jpg)
director scenic designer
![LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/52054e_08b155ee9bbd4f91aee7b4d5bbc7473f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/52054e_08b155ee9bbd4f91aee7b4d5bbc7473f~mv2.jpg)
director scenic designer
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![NEXT TO NORMAL](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/52054e_e5490f15025c4ae9a06b00ad550eb1ec~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_93,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/52054e_e5490f15025c4ae9a06b00ad550eb1ec~mv2.jpg)
properties designer
![JOSEPH AND THE...](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/52054e_7dc720d662ec4a8b928c7202e27e4f89~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/52054e_7dc720d662ec4a8b928c7202e27e4f89~mv2.jpg)
director scenic designer
![CAROUSEL](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/52054e_f3e7eb11ff314ecaaa70c21069a745a9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_107,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/52054e_f3e7eb11ff314ecaaa70c21069a745a9~mv2.jpg)
stage manager
![BIG FISH](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/52054e_e1cf01483a054d60a4a27c5c711c2f8f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/52054e_e1cf01483a054d60a4a27c5c711c2f8f~mv2.jpg)
director scenic designer
GRAPHIC DESIGN
THEATRE MANAGEMENT
For seven years, with his role as Fine Arts Director, Hayden managed all production, technical elements, rentals, and community activity in the Jane Bergstrom Fine Arts Education Center in Neenah, WI. He was involved with the building project from the time it opened in 2013. The facility consists of a 500 seat main stage, 80 seat blackbox theatre, and spacious lobby for special events.
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MORE ABOUT ME
Hayden Kraus (he/him/his) is a director, theatre designer, and arts educator. He currently works as the Program Director at Inside Broadway, a non-profit theatre company that brings the profession of Broadway to public school students throughout New York. He previously worked at Theatre Row, an off-Broadway theatre on 42nd St in New York as the Stage Door Coordinator. For seven years, he worked as the Fine Arts Director for St. Mary Schools in Wisconsin where he oversaw all theatre production along with music and art education programs. Hayden is the founder of Zephyrs Community Theatre (ZCP) in Northeast Wisconsin that produces family-based theatre each summer with over 200 participants in cast, crew and orchestra. Arts education has played a crucial role in Hayden's development and has helped him champion new tasks as a theatre professional.
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CUE23
With help from his friend Emily, Hayden founded CUE23: the backstage store.
CUE23 is a way for theatre lovers, both professional and amateur, to enjoy and spread their fondness of theatre. Visit us at Cue23.com
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