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Staff Bios

Staff Bios
Adam Miller

Adam M. Miller

Managing Director

Office Phone: 205.391.2925
Email Adam: amiller@sheltonstate.edu

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 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 Waterman

Jeanette Waterman

Resident Costumer

Office Phone: 205.391.2402

Email Jeanette: jrobertson@sheltonstate.edu

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 Kincaid

Wheeler Kincaid

Technical Director

Office Phone: 205.391.2403

Email Jeanette: wkincaid@sheltonstate.edu

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

Patrick O'Sullivan

Scene Shop Foreman

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.

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Molly Page

SSCC Theatre Program Coordinator

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. 

Paul K. Looney

Paul K. Looney

Artistic Director Emeritus

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.

Layla Khan-Hickman moved to Tuscaloosa in 2019 and now attends the University of Alabama where she studies creative media. She is also a Witt Fellow with the Dr. Robert E. Witt University Fellows Program, where she studies social innovation and leadership. Layla recently started an internship with the Center for Public Television at the University of Alabama and is excited to pursue her passion for documentary filmmaking. She works in the Management Office as a Management Office Associate, working with patrons and sponsors, and producing promotional materials for social media and beyond. Layla has always loved the performing arts and loves working with theatrical people every day.

Layla Khan-Hickman

Management Office Associate

Office Phone: 205.391.2277

Email: lkhanhickman@theatretusc.com

In September 2022, after 30 years volunteering for Theatre Tuscaloosa as an actor, and contracting as stage manager or director, this retired public school teacher started working in the box office.  He not only sells tickets, but also pitches in with the publicity of each show and maintaining the website. 

Charles Prosser

Management Office Associate

Office Phone: 205.391.2277

Email: cprosser@theatretusc.com

A graduate of UA, Porfirio is a Nicaraguan native and began his career in photojournalism in 1991 (New York Times Company). He worked at The Tuscaloosa News from 1994 through 2005, when he left the newspaper to set up his own business, f8 Productions, as a freelance photographer. Porfirio's passion for theatre and dance is readily apparent in his photographs. prefers to stay behind the scenes designing and producing the playbills.

Porfirio Solorzano

Official Photographer 

Email Porfirio: porfirio.solorzano@gmail.com

Sophie is the Donations Coordinator for Theatre Tuscaloosa, managing donor relations and leading the annual Lights, Camera, Auction! fundraiser since 2023. She also serves on the hospitality committee, enhancing patron engagement. A senior at the University of Alabama, she is pursuing a Business degree with a Management minor, applying her skills to arts administration.

Sophie Webber

Management Office Associate

Office Phone: 205.391.2277

Email: swebber@theatretusc.com

Executive Producer
Adam Miller
Jeanette Waterman
Wheeler Kincaid
Patrick O'Sullivan
Paul Looney
Layla Khan-Hickman
molly_page
Charles Prosser
Porfirio Solorzano
Sophie Webber
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