Our Team

I grew up in Birmingham and attended UAB, where I majored in Theater. However, I credit the late James Hatcher at Town & Gown Theatre for my true education about theater as a vocation. After being cast in a few shows at Town & Gown Theatre, then in shows at Six Flags Over Georgia and Opryland theme parks, I moved to New York and was cast in the European Tour of Jesus Christ Superstar, playing Peter and understudying Jesus. Upon returning from Europe, I moved to Los Angeles and was cast in one of my favorite roles to date, Pharaoh in the Los Angeles production of Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. While in L.A. I worked with some entertainment greats and appeared in some great television shows as an actor, director & producer. 

Several years ago, I purchased my grandparents’ small farm in Birmingham from my family and moved home from Los Angeles to be close to my parents, and I’m so glad I did, as both my parents are now deceased. Basically, after doing theatre, TV, entertainment, and concert work all over the world for over 30 years, I came home to bring what I know and love to the place that I have always called home. 

CAT received our 501(c)(3) status from the IRS in March of 2013 and hit the ground running with successful events and a solid prospectus for exciting seasons of entertainment. With entertainment ideas that are fresh and innovative, as well as the connections to make them happen, we sit poised to hit high marks and bring Birmingham and Central Alabama the type of entertainment that builds educational elements directly into the events by incorporating the model that James Hatcher used back in my Town & Gown Theatre days. I am a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Producers Guild of America, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, the Dramatist Guild of America, and the Academy of Country Music.

BOARD MEMBERS

Michelle Motley Bush – Bank Ware/Retired

Natalie Collins (Secretary) – Actors’ Equity Member/Actress/Choreographer

Renee Davis – Manager, Spire (Alagasco)/ Retired

Glenn Donald Jr. – Lakeshore Financial Partners

Dr. Andrew Duxbury – Highly Rated Geriatric Specialist/UAB

Linda Griggs – President, WTG, Inc.

Jonathan Harrison (Chair) – Teacher, Birmingham City Schools/Retired

Heather Curl Lebischak – Executive Director, North Jefferson Chamber of Commerce

Ashley Moore – Sales Account Manager, TOPGOLF

Jennifer Moore – Artist, Teacher, Organizer – Impact Arts Council

Carl Peoples (Executive Artistic Director) – CEO, Peoples Productions

Carolyn Violi – Broadway Producer/UAB Faculty, Musical Director

William H. “Billy” Weems – Attorney

ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS

Tammy Bowman – Executive Producer, Theatre; Concerts & Live Events

Melinda Dickinson – Owner, Commas Incorporated 

Norton Dill – Executive Producer, Dill Productions

Deanny Hardy – Executive Director, Steeple Arts Academy of Dance

Aundrea Hearn – Senior Copywriter, American Cancer Society

Elaine Hendrix – TV, Film & Broadway Actress

Ty Herndon – Grammy Nominated & DOVE Award Winning Recording Artist

Emily Herring – Prof of Vocal Performance, American Musical & Dramatic Academy

Melanie Hollenstein – Agent Assistant – Reliant Talent Agency 

Doug Johnson – CEO, E+ Productions

Pam Marr – Producer, In Vision Communications

Teddy Martin – Experiencer at Shipt

Dr. Phillip Maxwell – Chiropractor

Butch Noland – Sr. Production Manager, Walt Disney Imagineering

Catherine F. Vaughn – Veteran Broadway Actress

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