Department of Theatre, Drama, and Contemporary Dance

Abigail Hughes is a sophomore majoring in Audio Engineering and Sound Production at the Jacobs School of Music. This is her first main stage production as a sound designer for IU Theatre. In the past she worked at JSOM as a live sound engineer in The Magic Flute (2021) and Highway 1, USA and 19 (2022). She was also a part of running crew for The Nutcracker (2021).
Abigail began her career in Sound Production working at her high school's theatre department. She grew incredibly passionate about technical theatre and began sound designing shows, eventually becoming the technical director at her school. She is now working for The School of Theatre and Contemporary Dance as a sound technician and sound designer and plans on minoring in Theatre in the future. Abigail is from Brownsburg, Indiana.