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.

Katie Coleman (Musical Director) is happy to return to Bus Barn after music directing A Chorus Line last Fall. She just got back from NYC where she performed with Becoming Britney at the Fringe Festival. A freelance musician and music director in the Bay Area, Katie is a graduate of University of the Pacific's Conservatory of Music. Other musical direction credits include They're Playing Our Song (California Theatre Center), Hair (Stagelight Productions), Into the Woods and Cats (Children's Musical Theatre San Jose), Lucky Duck, Anything Goes, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Aladdin Jr. and The Wiz (Los Altos Youth Theatre), 42nd Street (Sunnyvale Community Players), Honk! and Peter Pan (Peninsula Youth Theatre), Joseph … Dreamcoat, Honk! and Oliver! (West Valley Light Opera), and And the World Goes Round (Fisher Middle School).

S. Conner (Stage Manager) After graduating from LaGrange College in 2003 with a B.A. in both Theatre Arts and Spanish, she worked a summer in New York before moving to California. Since then she's remained busy working all over the Bay Area, including Berkeley Rep's Roda Theatre, and three seasons with Festival Theatre Ensemble of the Los Gatos Shakespeare Festival. However, some of her favorite management credits are right here at Bus Barn where she's had the privilege of working as SM for Over the Tavern, Expecting Isabel, A Midsummer Night's Dream, A Chorus Line, and The Real Thing. She also serves as the Ed/Rec & Volunteer Supervisor for the Santa Clara Valley Blind Center; working to increase the confidence, independence, and quality of life for the blind and visually impaired.

Chris Enni (Sound Design) While traveling and recording with his band, Cardiff Reefers, Chris Enni was also earning his bachelor’s degree in music from UCSD. His songs have been featured on radio, television and video. He has also composed many chamber works while with the National Association of Composers, USA. While relatively new to the theater medium, Chris has worked backstage as a stage manager and sound designer, and has had a couple of his original works produced. His favorite hobbies include playing Italian songs on the piano and wakeboarding. He recently designed sound for Bus Barn's production of THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, ABRIDGED.

Trish Files (Costume Designer) is enjoying a visit to 1960 and hopes you will too. She has designed costumes for several Bus Barn shows, including The Real Thing, Midsummer Night’s Dream and Tick, Tick, Boom!. She recently costumed Northanger Abbey for the Pear Avenue Theatre. Trish is co-artistic director of Los Altos Youth Theatre where she has costumed 60 shows. Appearing next in the Bus Barn: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe.

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.

Ben Hemmen (Lighting Designer) returns to Bus Barn Stage Company after recently lighting THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILILAM SHAKESPEARE, ABRIDGED. He also recently designed lights for A Midsummer Night's Dream and A Chorus Line. Questions and comments can be directed to ben@hemmen.com.

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.

Ruth E. Stein (Properties Designer) RuthE made her Bus Barn debut as Boo Levy in last winter’s production of The Last Night of Ballyhoo. This award-winning actor/singer has worked extensively in the Bay Area for the past 35 years both onstage and off, in radio voiceovers, as a back-up recoding vocalist, and in several industrial films. Following her passion of antiques, theatre and the “thrill-of-the-hunt,” she started“propEARLYdone,” providing the props design for this production of Breaking Up is Hard to Do. Watch for her back onstage this October as Emma Goldman in Saratoga Drama Group’s production of Ragtime.

Jayne Zaban (Choreographer) began her career with the Atlanta Ballet Company. As co-owner and Director of Ballet for Dance Arts Center in San Carlos, she has instructed many students who now have professional careers in theatre and dance. Jayne has choreographed for many regional and community theatres throughout the Bay Area including 42nd St Moon, Lamplighters, Broadway By The Bay, Diablo Light Opera Comapny, Contra Costa Musical Theatre, Hillbarn Theatre, The Aurora Theatre and for Morrie Bobrow Productions. She has also staged productions at The Plush Room and Shelton Theatres. Awards and nominations: Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle, Garland, Dean Goodman and Shellie. Jayne is thrilled to be working with Barbara and Bus Barn.