Barbara J. Cannon (Artistic Director, Costumer) 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 TREASURE ISLAND earlier this season and has designed a multitude of costumes, sets, and props.

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.

Jeremy Koerner (Director) referred to as "the commando of improv" has been the ownerand artistic Director of Hit & Run Productions, which has produced main stage productions in addition to the wildly successful murder mystery events company Mysteries For Hire (www.mysteriesforhire.com) since 1992.  An award winning actor, Jeremy is very active in stage, film, voiceover and improvisational performance and has performed across the country in roles ranging from the most Innocent of Innocent to the most Evil of Evil.  In addition to announcer, auctioneer, master of ceremonies and all-around trouble maker, Jeremy is also an ordained minister and has officiated weddings all through California.  This may trouble you the more you think about it.  Jeremy has previously worked with The Eugene O'Neil Foundation, The Marin Shakespeare Festival, Shakespeare at Stinson, The Exit Theatre, The Benbow Shakespeare Festival, Busbarn Stage Company, Broadway West, Contra Costa Civic Theatre, Festival Theatre Ensemble, Masquers Playhouse, Mac's Dinner Theatre, People's Republic of Chekov, Calaveras Repertory Theatre, Northside Theatre Company, Mystery By Design, Chanticleers Theatre, Pleasanton Playhouse, Townhall Theatre, Menlo Players Guild and was a featured performer with Entree to Murder (San Francisco's longest running murder mystery dinner theatre) for seven years.  Recent starring credits include Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet at Palo Alto Players, the voice of Froderick The Bat in the video game A Vampyre Stoyr and Elliot George in the independent feature film New York Lately.  It takes darkness to create darkness and they don't come any darker than the Bay Area's own Man In Black, Jeremy Koerner (www.jeremykoerner.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.

Patricia Tyler (Properties Design) is very happy to be designing for the first time at Bus Barn! She has designed props for over 30 shows in the Bay Area. As an actress, some of her recent theatre credits include: BUS STOP (Grace) at Bus Barn, All MY SONS (Kate) at the Mountain View Second Stage, CHEKHOV IN YALTA (Lilina) at the Dragon, THE LONG CHRISTMAS RIDE HOME (puppeteer) at The Magic Theatre, METAMORPHOSES NICKEL AND DIMED (Barbara), THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA (Maxine), and A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (Puck) at The Pear Avenue Theatre.