Artistic Director Sara Barker (she/her) is a DC-area stage actor whose Avant Bard credits include Suddenly Last Summer, King Lear, Emilie, Orlando, Othello, A Misanthrope, Mary Stuart. Other DC-area credits: A Maze, This Storm is What We Call Progress (Rorschach), 4.48 Psychosis (Factory 449), The Importance of Being Earnest, A Woman of No Importance (Scena), and The Cherry Orchard (Faction of Fools). New York credits include Lear DeBessonet’s Death Might Be Your Santa Claus. In addition to her work with Avant Bard, Sara is a company member with Rorschach Theatre and Factory 449. Sara attended St. John’s College in Annapolis; lives in Arlington; works at CISA; is married to a Yorktown High School teacher; and is a mom of two kiddoes who attend Ashlawn Elementary. www.sarabarker.com