Jim Houle (Director) has a Bachelor's Degree in theater from the University of Notre Dame and a Master's Degree in theater from Brandeis University. He has produced, directed and designed over 100 plays and musicals, and his original musicals "Kid Dinosaur," "Dream Street" and "Cinderella Caterpillar" have been produced across the country. Jim is the Performing Arts Director at Presentation High School, where he has directed "High School Musical," "Anything Goes," "Auntie Mame," "Singin' in the Rain," "The Boyfriend," "The Presentation Follies," "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "Barnum," "Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat,""Beauty and the Beast," "Annie," "Dream Street," "Into the Woods," and many others. He is the moderator of the International Thespian Society. In his spare time, Jim enjoys orchid and succulent cultivation and travel.

Bob Nelson (Lighting and Sound Designer) designs lights and sound all over the Bay Area, including Saratoga Drama Group, West Valley Light Opera, West Valley College, and many local schools. Bob's designs include "Forever Plaid," "George M.," "Anything Goes," "Oliver," "Big," "Noises Off," "The Odd Couple," "Titanic," and "Footloose" among many others. Currently the resident sound and lighting designer for Presentation High School, Bob designed "A Chorus Line," "Wizard of Oz," "We Need a Little Christmas," "Hello Dolly," "W;t," "42nd Street," "The Dining Room," "Seussical," "The Boyfriend," "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "Singin' in the Rain," "Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat," "Beauty and the Beast," "If My Friends Could See Me Now," "The Melody Lingers On," "High School Musical," and "Anything Goes."

Karen DeHart (PresRep instructor) has performed on stage in New York and Los Angeles, as well as in many community theaters in the Bay Area. She played Adelaide in Foothill Music Theater's 2003 production of "Guys & Dolls," for which she won a Dean Goodman Choice Award. Some of her favorite roles include Annie Oakley in "Annie Get Your Gun," Margie Frake in "State Fair," Agnes Gooch in "Mame," Peggy Sawyer in "42nd Street" and Tessie Tura in "Gypsy,"all for Saratoga Drama Guild. She also played six characters in the debut performance of "Doubles" at the Santa Clara Players. Karen serves on the board of directors for Saratoga Drama Group. By day Karen is an income tax preparer by day.

Heather Kenyon (PresRep instructor) has a Bachelor’s Degree in Theatre with a Dance minor from CSU, Sacramento.  At CSUS she performed in "42nd Street" (Peggy Sawyer), "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," "Seussical," "The Crucible," "The Love Suicides at Sonezaki," and four dance concerts; and directed "What She Found There" and "Watermelon Boats." Since graduating she has returned to Presentation working as lighting designer and/or stage manager for "Little Shop of Horrors," "Little Women," "Our Town," "Godspell," and "Crazy for You." She has also worked with TheatreWorks ("Great Wall" and "Variations on a Theme"), Peninsula Youth Theater ("The Wizard of Oz"), and Ballet San Jose (2010-2011 Season). Heather is excited to return to Page2Stage and PresRep after stage managing and lighting designing "Footloose," "Head Case," "High School Musical" and "High School Musical 2," "Thespis & Company" (2009), "Annie," "Dream Street" and "Kid Dinosaur," as well as choreographing "Broadway at Pres" and "Barnum," and directing last year’s production of "Thespis & Company."