Staff Bios

Michael Thomas Walker (he/him) is very excited to be joining the Theatre Tuscaloosa family. He has spent the last 11 years teaching acting and voice at the University of Montevallo and served as Chair of the theatre department for the past three years. He is a proud graduate from the University of Alabama having received a BA in Theatre and also holds an MFA in Acting from Rutgers University.

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Prior to that, Michael was working as an actor and director in NYC for over 13 years. He has worked at several Off-Broadway theatres including Classic Stage Company, New Light Theater Project, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Jean Cocteau Repertory, and Boomerang Theater Company. He has performed on national tours that include Hairspray (Edna Turnblad) and Seussical the Musical (Horton the Elephant). His film and television appearances include Boardwalk Empire, Dirty Little Secret, Now That’s Cute, and Non-Stop.

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Michael is a recipient of the Wildacres Playwriting Residency and was a finalist for the Edna St. Vincent Millay Colony Playwriting Residency. His interview-based solo show, BUBBA, received the Best Variety Show Award in the United Solo Festival, Best Solo Performance Award for the Planet Connections Festival and was performed on NPR’s Tales From The South. He is co-author of the play Canfield Drive which received its world premiere production at The Black Repertory Theatre in St. Louis in 2019 and the National Black Theatre Festival. He has also co-creator of the devised plays Septic and A Buzz in the Bankhead.​

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He recently performed at Red Mountain Theatre in Birmingham, AL as a part of their Human Rights Festival helping to develop the new musicals Bar Mitzvah in Birmingham by Nissim Black and Ben Andron and She Reached for Heaven by Oliver Houser.

Adam began serving as Theatre Tuscaloosa's managing director in 2010, overseeing the company's business operations. With more than 15 years' experience in non-profit management, Adam has dedicated himself to raising the profile and profitability of arts organizations and higher education organizations alike. 

During his tenure with Theatre Tuscaloosa, Adam has expanded the corporate sponsorship program, streamlined the annual giving campaign, overhauled the archival systems of the company, launched new educational outreach programs and rebranded them as Theatre Tuscaloosa Academy, and helped launch the Paul & Susan Looney Legacy Endowment, expanded the company's online and social media presence, managed the company's website redesign, fostered the renewal of the SecondStage program, and helped expand the company's donor and patron base of support.

In the past, Adam has served as a Marketing Manager for Academic Outreach in The University of Alabama’s College of Continuing Studies.  Past positions also include Coordinator of the Campus Violence Project for the UA Women & Gender Resource Center, Director of Marketing and PR for the Louisiana State University Department of Theatre/Swine Palace Productions, Management Intern at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, and Marketing Coordinator for the Bijou Theatre Center in Knoxville, Tennessee.  Adam holds both a B.A. in Communication and an M.F.A. in Theatre Management/Arts Administration from The University of Alabama.

In addition to his role as an arts administrator, Adam also enjoys teaching, acting, and directing. He taught Theatre Appreciation at Shelton State for eight years and previously taught Introduction to Theatre at LSU for three years. He also teaches Arts Venue Management & Arts Marketing at UA. His directing credits include The Dixie Swim Club (Theatre Tuscaloosa), Disney's My Son Pinocchio JR (Tuscaloosa Children's Theatre (TCT)), Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach JR (TCT), and Time Together (Theatre Tuscaloosa SecondStage). His acting credits with Theatre Tuscaloosa include Vlad in Anastasia, Emmet Scrudge in Lights Out in Cootah County: A Country (COVID) Christmas Carol, Mason Miller in The End of a Line (ACTFest 2017 & SETC 2018), Ben Hecht in Moonlight and Magnolias, and Venticelli #1 in Amadeus.

Adam is a husband and father, having been married to his wife, Paige, for more than 20 years. They have two sons and two cats.

Jeanette has served as the full-time costumer since 2000, having designed costumes for more than 80 productions. She is a native of Mobile who studied Clothing and Textile Design at The University of Alabama, and she has also costumed independent films and regularly assists local schools with their productions.

Wheeler is happy to be returning to the Theatre Tuscaloosa family after spending the last three years working as a designer, manager, and technical director in New York City.  Off-Broadway credits include The Flying Karamazov Brothers, Freud’s Last Session, Oliver Parker, and Martha Clark’s Garden of Earthly Delights as well as working with the 2009 New York Musical Theatre Festival, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, The Juilliard School, and as assistant technical director for Theatre Row Studios on 42nd Street.  In NYC, Wheeler created designs for Access Theatre, Looking Glass Theatre, Wings Theatre, Stella Adler Studios, and The Rastro Dance Company.  He also created designs for Red Mountain Theatre in Birmingham and Theatre Tuscaloosa.  A native of Tuscaloosa, Wheeler received a B.A. in theatre from The University of Alabama after studying at Shelton State under the tutelage of Charlie Dennis.  Wheeler is honored to be with this wonderful organization and in this beautiful facility on the SSCC campus once again. 

Patrick O’Sullivan came to Alabama from California in 2005.  He received his BFA in studio art with a focus on painting and sculpture from UA in 2010.  Since graduating, Patrick has worked as a groundskeeper, a brewery technician, and an arts technician.  He currently resides in Holt and participates in the local music scene.

Molly Page is back in Tuscaloosa after a decade creating art across the Southeast. She was previously onstage at Theatre Tuscaloosa in the early 2000s before obtaining her Masters in Theatre from Louisiana Tech. She is working to expand the theatre dept at Shelton State through recruitment and actor training. 

After twenty-five years at the helm of Theatre Tuscaloosa, is currently the Executive Producer of the Alabama Stage and Screen Hall of Fame. He is widely recognized for his skills as a director, designer, and performer. Paul’s work has been seen on the stages of UAB Town & Gown Theatre, Summerfest Musical Theatre, The University of Alabama, Asolo Theatre, Jasmine Hill Theatre, Jenny Wiley Summer Music Theatre, and Alabama Shakespeare Festival. In October 2008, he directed Shirley Jones, Patrick Cassidy, and Miss America 2007 in a concert version of Carousel in Oklahoma City. He has received numerous Druid Arts Awards and the prestigious Governor’s Arts Award. Since retirement, he has renewed his love of painting. His work can be viewed on his website.