Kyle Thomas Hanneken

is a composer, lyricist, playwright and historian whose artistic mission is to tell the stories of the ancient past through the lens of the present in order to build a better future.  He is a regular performer with ComedySportz Milwaukee, having appeared in more than a thousand shows over the course of the last decade.  A Milwaukee-native, Kyle holds a B.F.A. in Music Composition & Technology and a Minor in Mathematics from UW-Milwaukee.  His band The Gardener released their debut album Differences In Distances in 2018.  With Hellenika: The Musical, Kyle combines his love for music and history to retell the most important story never told: the flourishing and gradual destruction of The Golden Age of Athens.