Linnea Conway ~ Artistic Director

Linnea Conway has directed and produced plays for Arcata's annual Shakespeare In The Park for twelve years. She has also directed plays for North Coast Repertory Theatre, Ferndale Repertory Theatre, Pacific Art Center, The Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, Ohio University School of Theatre, and Ohio Valley Summer Theatre. Linnea has been an assistant Director to Paxton Whitehead for Beyond the Fringe and Brian Bedford for Much Ado About Nothing, at the Old Globe Theatre, and has studied Shakespeare in London, England on a fellowship. She has a Master’s Degree in Fine Arts from Ohio University, in directing, and has had extensive training in both physical and clown comedy.

Tim McDermond ~ Board President

Tim McDermond is a graduate of Oregon State University in the liberal arts with major coursework in English and Theatre. He is the current president of AFSCME Local 1684, a delegate to the Humboldt Del Norte Central Labor Council, Region 1 Chair for the California PEOPLE committee of AFSCME and a long time technical volunteer at KEET TV. He is also a past president for the Arcata Community Access Television board of directors. He was last seen on stage as the Pedant in Shake the Bard's 2006 production of The Taming of the Shrew.

Jennifer Trustem~ Board Vice President

Jennifer Trustem, a student grant writer and Shakespeare enthusiast, is currently in her Junior year at Humboldt State University. She was first introduced to Shake the Bard as Hermia in the Shakespeare in the Park production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. She has since been seen as Regan in the 2006 production of King Lear and as Katherine in last summer's Taming of the Shrew. Though primarily a Bard Shaker, she has also been involved in several plays around the county, and can often be seen acting, running tech, or designing props for local school and repertory theatres.

Nancy Wheeler~ Board Member

Nancy Wheeler is a retired teacher/administrator and the current director of Gifted and Talented Education for McKinleyville Union School District. She attended three Shakespeare summer sessions in Oxford at Christ Church College and currently reads Shakespeare plays with her students.

Jennifer Trustem~ Board Member

Jennifer has been running concessions for Linnea Conway since 2002. Then in 2007 Jennifer became box office manager at Shake the Bard improv nights and house manager for several shows. She was voted onto the board in March of 2008