A Christmas Carol Creative

Director

Mary Barth

Mary Barth began her career with the BHS drama club when she was 6 years old, performing as a clown in a Summer Family Theatre production of Barnum. During her high school years, Barth performed in many BHSDC productions, including: The Wizard of Oz, The Hobbit, My Fair Lady and The Music Man (just to name a few). After BHS, she traveled for a year with Up With People, earned a BFA in Musical Theatre from Emerson College, received her Actor's Equity card while performing for three years at Disney World in Orlando, FL, and earned her MM in Music Education from Boston University. She will be forever grateful to John Sullivan and to the BHSDC for introducing her to the magic of the theatre. When the opportunity presented itself to step into the role of director, she was excited to be able to give back to the current BHS community! During the day, Mrs. Barth teaches theatre and music classes as well as directs the chorus here at Barnstable High School. When she's not in the theatre, you can find her having family fun with her super supportive husband and their two fantastic sons...usually at a sporting event!

Technical Specialist

Sarah Basco

While Sarah Basco is new to BHS, she is no stranger to working in Technical Theatre. In Texas, Sarah studied Tech Theatre at Sam Houston State University where she graduated with her B.F.A in Theatre. Following graduation, she worked with school theatres, community theatres, and Houston Area professional productions. Some of her proudest work includes: Stage managing Everybody at SHSU (a KCACTF finalist); Lighting and Sound Designer/Operator for Inspecting Carol at Navasota Theatre Alliance; and Assistant Stage managing The Wickhams:Christmas at Pemberley at Houston's Mainstage Theatre. Upon moving to Cape Cod, she was ecstatic for the opportunity to serve BHS in a variety of ways. She is incredibly grateful to the BHS Theatre team for welcoming her into this new role. By day, Sarah is part of the Multilingual Teaching team, working with students to grow their language skills in English Language Arts. Outside of school, Sarah is found exploring this new home of hers with her wildly supportive wife!

Assistant Director

Rebecca Salgado

Rebecca Salgado is absolutely overjoyed to be joining the Barnstable Drama Club staff for the very first time! She has previously directed, choreographed, and produced the last seven musical productions at Bourne Middle School. Her most recent musical, "Frozen Jr," earned her the Best Choreography Award at the METG Musical Theater Awards. Mrs. Salgado is a proud member of both the Screen Actors' Guild and the Actors' Equity Association and she performed in her first professional show when she was in high school. T.V./Film: Gossip Girl, Across the Universe, The Life Before Her Eyes (Stand-In for Uma Thurman) In 2012, she qualified and competed in Miss Connecticut Pageant through the Miss America Organization, placing in the Top 10. She would like to thank her family, her incredible husband, Joe, and her sweet babies Rio, Bianca, and Indigo, for all of their love and support! To the entire staff, cast, and crew - Break legs! For David and Lynn Angell, 9-11-01.

Original Creative Team

John Jakes was born in Chicago in 1932 and began writing professionally during his freshman year at Northwestern University where he was studying acting. He decided to trade the stage for a typewriter when he sold his first story for $25. “That check changed the whole direction of my life," says Jakes.

Jakes enrolled in the creative writing program at DePauw University, graduated in 1953, and in 1954 earned a Master's Degree in American literature from Ohio State University. He created A Christmas Carol for his home playhouse of Hilton Head Island in the late 1980's. Since then the script has been widely produced by university and regional theaters. As a novelist, Jakes authored 13 consecutive New York Times best sellers, including Homeland and The North and South Trilogy. Since 1989 he had been a Research Fellow in the Department of History at the University of South Carolina. A scholarly study of his novels was published by an academic press in the fall of 1996. He was a member of the Authors Guild, the Dramatists Guild, American P.E.N. and Western Writers of America.

Jakes and his wife Rachel had four children and 11 grandchildren. They divided their time between homes in Hilton Head Island, SC and Greenwich, CT. John Jakes died of natural causes in Sarasota, Florida, on March 11, 2023, at the age of 90.