"The Current" Director

Kevin Barnard

Kevin J. Barnard (Director) has been working for many years in the Twin Cities as a professional actor and director/choreographer. Most notable are the dozen plus productions he has done with Chanhassen Dinner Theater. Directing credits include; Old Log Theater, Actor’s Theater of Minnesota, Lyric Arts Theater, Classic Arts Dinner Theater, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Maple Grove H.S., and Production Coordinator for A Clay Aikens Christmas. Kevin was also commission by Knott’s-Berry Farms in 1992 to write and direct a festhaus show for the grand opening of the Mall of America.

Kevin wrote and produced 16 shows for the Cabaret Club at the Albert Lea Inn for a 5 year run, and also proudly survived 4 years of travelling on cruise ships performing and touring the world. Aside from stage performances, additional creative work has been published in two books. He recently enjoyed teaching music and drama at Waconia H.S., Chanhassen DT, and Stages Theater.

Choreography Direcotor

Kevin Chase

Kevin Chase is a freelance choreographer based out of Minneapolis, MN. From 2003 to 2009 he was a director and choreographer in Bemidji, MN for the competitive show choirs Vocalmotive and La Voce Ballo. He was also a theater director for 2 years and a director/choreographer for the Bemidji Middle School show choir program for 6 years. He currently works as a choreographer and/or clinician for over 25 competitive show choirs in MN, IA, WI, SD, MS and AZ. In 2008, he co-founded the Kevin Chase & Friends Music Showcase which raises scholarship funds to send students to Show Choir Camps of America; which he has been involved with for 6 years. Kevin is in his 4th year choreographing for The Current, and was thrilled to watch them compete in their first finals in 2010. In 2007, he started working with Power Company as a clinician and is now in his 2nd year as a choreographer, and was thrilled to watch them reach new highs in their program last year. He is honored to be apart of the Waconia show choir family, and thanks Aaron Olson for believing in him, and for helping him get his first choreography job outside of Bemidji; which started his dream of becoming a show choir choreographer!