Thomas Kee’s (Playwright) devised work “The Summer I Disappeared” based on heroes of the Freedom Rides was produced at the Democracy Center in Cambridge MA (2016) and The Ophelia Theatre in NYC ( 2016). His play “Mary’s Little Monster opened at the Mudlark Theatre in New Orleans (2015) and was subsequently produced at Rip/Torn in NYC (2018). His short plays “Treed” and “Nothing Personal” have been published and produced in Boston and New York. Tom has worked as an actor for the last 35 years and has appeared onstage at Shakespeare & Co., in the original American cast of “Sleep No More” at American Repertory Theatre, and in multiple new works at Wellfleet Harbor Actor’s Theatre among others. He is an Associate Professor at Bridgewater State University.A member of Actor’s Equity Association and the Society of Directors and Choreographers, James is a past President of Stage Source, the New England association of theatre organizations and practitioners and is a current Board member (and past president) of the Berkshire’s Becket Arts Center. He resides in Becket, and Quincy, MA.

Clay Hopper’s (Director) work spans classical repertoire, new play development, and the cutting edge of emerging technology in theatrical performance. He most recently directed How Not To Save the World with Mr. Bezos by Maggie Kearnan for Great Barrington Public Theatre. A Senior Lecturer at BU’s College of Fine Arts School of theatre and former Associate Artistic Director of Olney Theatre Center, Clay has directed extensively throughout New England and beyond, with credits at New Repertory Theatre, Emerson Stage, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, Olney Theatre Center, and the Contemporary American Theater Festival, among others. His wide-ranging repertoire includes Shakespeare, Ionesco, Caryl Churchill, and world premieres of new works. When Clay served as Associate Artistic Director at Olney Theatre Center he revitalized National Players, the longest-running touring company in the United States. He holds an MFA in Directing from Boston University and a BFA from the North Carolina School of the Arts. Member SDC.

DOUG MACKECHNIE (Job Johnson) makes his Great Barrington Public debut with iBoss. Recent area appearances include Adirondack Theatre Festival’s production of The Last American Newspaper and the 2025 Next Act! New Play Summit at Capital Rep. Now living in Bennington with his wife – having returned home to Vermont after more than 30 years in Chicago – he’s grateful for the chance to start planting artistic roots in the area. Regional and Chicagoland world premieres include: Banned From Baseball (Human Race Theatre Company, Dayton, OH), Unnecessary Farce (BoarsHead Theater, Lansing, MI), Household Spirits (Theater Wit), The Gravedigger (First Folio), Menorca (16th Street), Lucinda’s Bed (Chicago Dramatists), and Slaphappy (Beat The Jester Productions). He was an Associate Artist with Chicago Dramatists for over a decade, and also spent quite a few years with the late, much-missed ShawChicago: favorite roles from his work there include Jack Tanner in Man and Superman, the Earl of Warwick in Saint Joan, Rev. James Morell in Candida, Adolphus Cusins in Major Barbara, Hector Hushabye in Heartbreak House, Victor Prynne in Private Lives, and Jeeves in Jeeves In Bloom and Jeeves Intervenes. Doug is an MFA graduate of The Theatre School, DePaul University and a proud member of Actors’ Equity. This one is, as it always is, for Linda, who makes me possible.

Sarah (LISA) is a theatre artist, producer, and educator based in the Berkshires. She is thrilled to be returning to GBPT after playing Mallory in "Survival of the Unfit" (Berkie Nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress). Other recent credits include: Alien Girls (WAM Fresh Takes); Amchitka (GBPT Benefit Reading); 10x10 (u/s Barrington Stage Company); The Skin of Our Teeth (TFANA); Sense & Sensibility, Ragtime, Native Son, Life of Galileo, Constellations (PlayMakers Rep); The Mysteries (The Flea); Usual Girls (EST Bloodworks); Horse Girls (Ars Nova Ant Fest); Film: In Transit, Bears, Tell That to the Winter Sea, Good Grief, Invisible Girl. BA Fordham University Lincoln Center; MFA University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (Acting). Proud member of AEA. 

GAGE BAKER (Sound Design) is a New York-based sound designer whose work has been heard at New York Theatre Workshop, SpeakEasy Stage, Catastrophic Theatre, Rec Room Arts, Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, Geva Theatre, Shakespeare in Clark Park, Moonbox Productions, Adam Theatre, Commonwealth Lyric Theater, Wheelock Family Theatre, HUB Boston, and the Wang, Shubert, and Emerson Colonial Theaters. Recent credits include Off-Broadway’s Tartuffe starring Matthew Broderick, LEELA at Sea Dog, and Driving in Circles at the Edinburgh Fringe. He is the recipient of the 2025 Elliot Norton Award for Outstanding Sound Design, and is a proud member of United Scenic Artists Local 829. gagebaker.com