Brendan Bartholomew (Lighting Design) is a graduate of Santa Clara University where he received a degree in Civil Engineering with a minor in theatre. Brendan has been designing for companies in the Bay Area for the past ten years, including City Lights Theatre Company, California Theatre Center, Hillbarn, and Pear Avenue, and for special events at venues like the California Theatre and Marin Center. Brendan’s work was most recently seen at BBSC in THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO. Some of Brendan’s other BBSC favorites include ENCHANTED APRIL, OVER THE TAVERN and A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE all the way back in 2002.

Barbara J. Cannon (Artistic Director, 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 25, the most recent being BREAKING THE CODE last season and has designed a multitude of costumes, sets, and props.

Katie Coleman (Musical Director) returns to the Bus Barn Theater after several productions with Bus Barn Stage Company (A Chorus Line, Breaking Up is Hard to Do) and Los Altos Youth Theater (Lucky Duck, Anything Goes, You¹re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Aladdin Jr., Willy Wonka Jr., and The Wiz). She is a freelance musician and music director in the Bay Area and a graduate of University of the Pacific¹s Conservatory of Music. Other credits include: Becoming Britney (FringeNYC), Peggy the Musical reading (Jewel Theatre Company), They¹re Playing Our Song and Really Rosie (California Theatre Center), Hair (Stagelight Productions), Into the Woods, Cats, and Rent (Children¹s Musical Theatre San Jose), Thoroughly Modern Millie, Urinetown and Little Shop of Horrors (Lincoln High School). Katie is also a keyboard sub for Wicked SF, and musical director at The Ranch Performing Arts Training Center (artsranch.com).

Ron Gasparinetti (Set Designer) was born and raised in Newark, NJ. He attended Essex Catholic High School and Montclair State University where he earned his BFA degree in technical theatre with a scenic design concentration. Ron worked the night shift for the Newark, NJ police department while attending college. He graduated in 1986. Ron has worked steadily since then as a technical director, scenic designer, lighting designer, props designer and production manager-sometimes all at once! He even forayed into the field of acting for a short time. Ron has been involved with over 400 productions in the last 30 years. He currently resides in California on the San Francisco Peninsula. In February of 2007, Ron joined forces with Charles McKeithan to form a new company: THRUST Scenic Design & Construction. To date, the company has built a clientele of 12 theatre companies in the Bay Area and has designed and built over 75 productions.

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.

Nancy Park (Stage Manager) is super excited to be back at Bus Barn Stage Company stage managing A Christmas Pudding and continuing to add to her list of excellent productions, which includes the hilarious The Importance of Being Earnest and the charming Enchanted April. Nancy has been stage managing around the Bay Area for over 10 years and remembers one of her first productions, The Velveteen Rabbit, at PYT. She has also worked as a touring stage manager at CTC, traveling along the western United States producing children's classics such as Jack and the Beanstalk, Hansel and Gretel and The Frog Prince. Tons of love to my friends and family, life is bleak and grey without you.

Marta Stella Wendlinger (Costume Designer) recently returned from a six-year hiatus in Barcelona. She joins us for the first time and is thrilled to be part of the Bus Barn Stage Co. team. She's designed costumes for the New Conservatory Theatre Center in San Francisco, Quixotic Players in Moraga, Hapgood Theatre in Antioch as well as a few Bay Area film production companies. In addition to designing costumes, she owns a personal style consulting business and offers interactive fashion conferences to entrepreneurs and women¹s groups.