Magic City Actors Theatre is a 501(c)(3) non-profit Theatre company based in Birmingham, AL. Our vision is "Touching lives through the performing arts" and our Mission, is to "enrich the communities that we serve and to engage them in the performing arts through enlightenment, education and entertainment."

Magic City showcases the best of local talent both on stage and behind the scenes. Our shows are energetic and diverse, and chosen to appeal to a wide variety of theatregoers. Whether you love the classics from Broadway's golden age, or seek new and original works Magic City Actors Theatre will offer something for everyone. Our goal is to continually the standard for local theatre and showcase the area's best talent in quality productions.

Community involvement is also a very important part of our mission. We believe it is integral for a theatre company to reach out, and touch the lives of our people through the magic of performance. Not only through entertainment, but through education too. Please check out our Community page, for details of our previous endevors, and exciting plans for the future!

Leah Faulkner & Carl Dean, are the duo behind the creation of MCAT. Leah as Managing Director, and Carl as Artistic Director.

Carl Dean
Artistic Director

Leah Faulkner
Managing Director

Leah has been working in corporate sales support for the last several years to sponsor her passion for the theatre. She is a singer, dancer, actress, stage manager, follow spot operator and director. She began working with theatre in Birmingham in 1996 and was a fixture at Town & Gown and Summerfest from 1996 - 1999. Since then, she began working with her partner Carl Dean creating a formidable team that mounted hit after hit at Birmingham Festival Theatre including Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Boy Gets Girl & the smash Hedwig & The Angry Inch. In addition to these productions, she's also worked with almost every theatre in Birmingham.

Carl has worked as a professional actor, director and choreographer for the last 13 years. As a performer he has been featured in productions such as Smokey Joe's Café, Guys & Dolls, Will Rogers Follies, Rum Tum Tugger in Cats and most recently was seen as Radames in MCAT's production of Aida. He is part of the vocal group "Four For Time" with Kristi Tingle-Higginbotham, Jan Hunter and Lonnie Parsons. His directing and choreography credits include hit productions of Hedwig & the Angry Inch, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Pippin, West Side Story and several others.

Leah & Carl are dynamic as a working group - both with such different personalities and strengths. Their vision has been embraced by a working Board of Volunteers that are constantly working to create relationships are establish Magic City Actors Theatre as a great partner here in Birmingham. Diversity is key to MCAT. All of our participants, whether an Actor, Stage-hand or one of our fantastic volunteers, come from differing cultural backgrounds. Coming together under the MCAT umbrella is not only riotous fun, but so enriching to our lives.

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Board Members

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Actors Theatre? Click here for a complete list of
our current board members.

 

 

 

 

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