Jason Arias (Stage Manager) is happy to be back in the booth for BREAKING THE CODE having stage managed for THE COMPLETE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) and THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO at Bus Barn. Performing for the past 11 years in the Bay Area, his recent credits include Gabe in BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO, Frog in A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD, and Mereb in AIDA (Bus Barn Stage), Adam in ROUGH CROSSING with Dragon Productions, Mercer in BOY GETS GIRL and Louis in ANGELS IN AMERICA: MILLENIUM APPROACHES and PERISTROIKA (City Lights Theatre Company), Bill Sykes in OLIVER! (West Valley Light Opera), Pawnee Bill in ANNIE GET YOUR GUN (Cabrillo Stage), Danny in BABY (Pacifica Spindrift Players), The Ghost of Christmas Past in A CHRISTMAS CAROL (San Jose Children's Musical Theatre), and Lee Harvey Oswald in ASSASSINS (City Lights Theatre Company).

Barbara J. Cannon (Director) has worked professionally as a director since 1991, when she directed her first show with Hillbarn Theatre in Foster City. Since that time, she has directed over 50 productions and served as Associate Director at Hillbarn Theater from 1991-1993, as Associate Artistic Director at Palo Alto Players from 1993-1998, and currently is Artistic Director at Bus Barn Stage Company. She has also worked as an actor, singer, costume designer, set and props designer, and teacher at Foothill College. Barbara is a graduate of UC Berkeley’s Dramatic Arts Department, and did postgraduate work at University of Hawaii, Manoa. She was awarded a 2003 Artists Fellowship for Stage Direction by Arts Council Silicon Valley. For BBSC, she has directed Arcadia, Greetings!, Neville' sIsland, Cabaret, The Laramie Project, Joyful Noise, The Secret Garden, Dinner with Friends, Inspecting Carol, The Good­bye Girl, Are We Almost There?, Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol, Forever Plaid, The World Goes 'Round, Young Billy, Aida, John& Jen, A Midsummer Night's Dream, A Year with Frog and Toad, The Last Night of Ballyhoo, the real thing, the importance of being earnest, breaking up is hard to do, season’s greetings and has designed a multitude of costumes, sets, and props.

Chris Enni (Sound Design) has enjoyed working on sound design for the Bus Barn's productions of THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED), and BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO.  In pursuing his writing career, Chris has had two of his plays produced at the Foothill College New Works Festival - THE MAN WHO MARRIED A DUMB WIFE and THE PUPPET FACTORY.  Before writing plays, Chris enjoyed writing songs featured on television, radio, and video.  And before that, he toured nationally with his band The Cardiff Reefers, which came to an abrupt end when he and his wife decided to have children.  And before that, he doesn't remember much - because of the children.  Chris also plays jazz, popular and classical piano as well as electric guitar in his current band, Bad Daddy (we really aren't that bad).  Thank you for coming to see another great show brought to you by your great local talent at the Bus Barn.

Ron Gasparinetti (Scenic Designer) Ron has designed hundreds of shows over the past 25 years and has been a member of the Bay Area theatre community for a little over a decade. In January 2007, he and good friend Charles McKeithan joined forces to start their own company “THRUST Scenic Design & Construction”. Together they look forward to bringing you many more years of theatrical enjoyment. Ron is a proud member of Theater Bay Area. To see more of his work, please visit www.rgaspar.com.

Leslie Hardy (Props Designer) Leslie's theatrical career includes performer, choreographer, and/or director for many theatrical companies throughout the state.  She has served as properties mistress for several productions as well.  Her further theatrical skills include scenic/faux painting for Spindrift Players in Pacifica.  She has recently been accepted in SOU Ashland's Technical Theatre Master's Degree program.  By day she is head of the Theatre Arts Department at Homestead High School in Cupertino.

Ben Hemmen (Lighting Designer) returns to light Breaking the Code, having last seen the light during Breaking Up is Hard to Do.  His last work was Pick Up Ax over at the Pear Ave Theatre, and for a change of pace, he has also stage managed Iolanthe with Lamplighters in SF.  (oh joy, oh rapture, even if that line is in Pinafore not Iolanthe)  His day job is still speaking to him, but his cat Kali is not.  Questions and comments can be directed to ben@hemmen.com

Mae Heagerty-Matos (Costume Designer) has been a costume designer for over 30 years and is debuting at Bus Barn having worked for Hillbarn Theater, as Resident Costume Mistress, Pear Avenue Theater, Dragon Productions, Coastal Repertory Theater, California Shakespeare Theater, Dickens and Renaissance Faires, City Lights, Theater on San Pedro Square, Northside Theater, Peninsula Center Stage, Palo Alto Players, Young Actors Workshop, San Mateo Historical Museum and Peninsula Civic Light Opera, in addition to assisting in design for many Bay Area school productions. Recipient of the BRAVO’s Subscriber Choice Awards for Excellence in Costuming for best costume design in 2004 for Hello Dolly; 2005 for Sound of Music, and for Entire 2006 Season, 2007 for The Golden Child and in 2008 for Aida.

Charles McKeithan (Master Carpenter) has been a handyman by day and an actor by night in the local Bay Area for the past ten years. Last year he joined forces with Ron Gasparinetti to form THRUST Scenic Design and Construction. He now has the pleasure of earning a living working in theater full time to help bring Ron's creative visions to life. For more on Charles visit www.charlesmck.com.