Artistic Director, Ingenuity
James Krouse brings an eclectic background of art, technology, and business to Ingenuity. Krouse spearheads the organization's programming planning and implementation. He is responsible for overseeing Ingenuity's curatorial process, creating partnerships with artists, business, and institutions, and overseeing the organization's communication efforts.
Krouse is also an author, director, and playwright who has worked with technology companies as a new media consultant. After working in New York and London, Krouse returned to his hometown of Cleveland to complete a book project, explore new methods of communication, and concentrate on artistic and technological projects.
As a playwright, Mr. Krouse's plays explore how audience's relate to characters both in the theater and through other medium such as online social networks. His plays have been produced in New York, New Haven, Philadelphia, Cleveland, and Los Angeles.
Mr. Krouse holds degrees from Ohio University and from the Yale School of Drama.
Website: Ingenuity Cleveland
Session: Ingenuity Lab