@andielloyd said:

B) upgrade the actor with the poor resolution to a Mac Pro in the hopes of giving her a CPU boost

 Honestly if you're purchasing a show computer for a performer and looking for high power, low cost, you're probably much better off getting them a Windows 10 machine.

You could use OBS.Ninja instead of Skype?

@videosmith Thanks a lot for all the details ! 

Best,

Maxi