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.

Linda Christensen (Assistant Director) has previously directed a variety of new works and one acts at Foothill College. She spends most of her time behind the scenes, and is very grateful for the opportunity to come out and get creative with such a fine crew!

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 stage manager for Over the Tavern, Expecting Isabel, A Midsummer Night's Dream, A Chorus Line, and The Real Thing.

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.

Mae Heagerty-Matos (Costume Design) has been a costume designer for over 30 years, having worked  for Hillbarn Theater (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.  She designed last season's productions of BREAKING THE CODE and LEADING LADIES. 

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.

Rich Miller (Sound Design) is very happy to bring you the sound for TREASURE ISLAND. Previous sound designs at Bus Barn have included BUS STOP and ENCHANTED APRIL. Sound designs at other theaters include THE CEMETARY CLUB at Northside Theatre Company and NOISES OFF with Palo Alto Players. Rich has also been seen onstage as Baptista in THE TAMING OF THE SHREW (Shady Shakespeare), Ezra Chater in ARCADIA (Pear Avenue Theater), and most recently as Tom in SIX YEARS at Dragon Productions.  By day Rich is a web application developer and voice actor.

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.