BOB LANE JR. (Mr. Baker) As one of our leading comics, Bob has delighted audiences at the Barn for years! He was most recently seen as Peter in Look, No Hans!, Sam the butcher in The Cemetery Club and as Victor Velasco in Barefoot in the Park. He was seen the previous season as Gilbert Bodley in Not Now, Darling!, in our premiere comedy Your Bag or Mine? and in Weekend Comedy. Bob's favorite shows include The Foreigner (which he will reprise next), The Odd Couple, Caught in the 'Net, Rumors and Harvey. 

MARY SIMON (Mrs. Baker/Director) Mary has been involved with the various Conklin theatres since 1969. She assumed ownership and directing responsibilities in 1995. Over the years, Mary mentions Smoke on the Mountain, Cemetery Club, I Do, I Do, Guys & Dolls, Rumors, The Foreigner, Perfect Wedding, Funny Money and Nunsense as personal favorites. She was last seen in our holiday revue, Exit the Body, Look, No Hans!, Encores!, The Cemetery Club and Barefoot in the Park. She is proud to keep our founder's dream alive! "This day, this moment, that's it!"

JOHN JOHNSON (Alan)   J.J. appeared last season as Richard in Exit the Body,  as Detective Sergeant Troughton in Run For Your Wife and as newlywed husband Paul in Barefoot in the Park. He also served as stage manager for Encores! and our holiday revue It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.  John and his wife Julianna live in Peoria with their sons CJ and Max.

FRED HESKETT (Buddy)  It's great to have Fred back with us at the Barn after stints in Chicago and on the west coast. He was most recently seen hanging in the closet in Exit the Body, he was heard as Kurt in Look, No Hans! and seen as Detective Sergeant Porterhouse in Run For Your Wife and running sound for Encores! and our annual holiday revue.. He's been seen previously at the Barn in The Foreigner, The Odd Couple, Don't Drink the Water, No Sex, Please, We're British, Sorry, Wrong Chimney and others! 

APRIL WYANT (Peggy) April is a busy girl both onstage and off here at the Barn, where she serves as our Technical Director as well as performing. She was last seen as country bumpkin Jenny in Exit the Body, as dim-witted strip-o-gram girl Mitzi in Look, No Hans! and as Corie in Barefoot in the Park. Previous appearances at the Barn include Not Now, Darling, Uneccessary Farce, Rumors, Smoke on the Mountain and It Runs in the Family.

TERRI WHISENHUNT (Connie) We're thrilled to welcome Terri for her Barn debut! Terri is currently a student in the acting program at Illinois State University, where she will receive her Bachelor's degree in May. Favorite shows performed are Measure for Measure and Streetcar Named Desire. She has also performed at Heartland Theatre. She is proficient in stage combat (rapier and dagger) and would like to continue her training in that area. She grew up watching the shows here at the Barn and it's great to have her join us onstage!