Longtime Theatre Tuscaloosa Executive Producer Tina Turley To Retire In 2025

TUSCALOOSA, AL — Theatre Tuscaloosa on Tuesday announced that its longtime executive producer Tina Turley will retire after 18 years of service, concluding her tenure in August 2025.

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In a letter addressed to Shelton State Community College President Jonathan Koh, SSCC Dean of Instruction Micheal Green, and the Theatre Tuscaloosa Board of Directors, Turley said she was grateful for her time with the theatre company.

“Good theatre is all in the timing,” Turley said. “When to take the stage, and when to make one’s exit.”

Turley said she plans to prioritize her health and pursue her passion for writing following her retirement.

“Tina has had a profound impact on Theatre Tuscaloosa and our entire community,” Managing Director Adam Miller said. “She brought stability to our organization by assembling a senior staff that has been in place since 2010. She brought us through the 2011 tornado, the pandemic, and now, a major renovation of the Bean-Brown Theatre. Even through adversity, she managed to produce profound, moving, entertaining theatre that has brought state, regional, and national acclaim to our community. Her contributions to Theatre Tuscaloosa cannot be overstated.”

She will direct the 2025 summer musical “Anastasia” as her final show.

Turley joined Theatre Tuscaloosa in 1997, initially serving as Ticket Office supervisor and Second Stage coordinator before returning as executive producer in 2006.

Sine then, Theatre Tuscaloosa has produced over 75 shows, including popular productions like “Ragtime” and “A Christmas Carol."

Turley's career spans more than 40 years, with roles as a director, actor, writer, teacher, and theater manager.

Turley's directing credits include “Love and Cheese Toast” and “Launch Day (Love Stories from the Year 2108),” both of which were national finalists at the American Association of Community Theatre Festival (AACTFest).

Turley has also held positions at The University of Alabama and directed for the UA’s Opera program.

What's more, she has written several plays, including “Stars Fell on Alabama” and “Invision Magic.”

Turley was the recipient of the 2018 Alabama Conference of Theatre Hall of Fame Award and the 2005 Druid Arts Award for theatre artist and educator.

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