Red Mountain Theatre Company
The Red Mountain Theatre Company is a non-profit theater group specializing in musical theater productions. It was founded as Summerfest in 1979 by UAB drama professor James Hatcher and Birmingham Mayor David Vann as a summer stock company that would extend the Town & Gown Theatre's repertoire to musical theater. As a non-profit, the group not only produces a full slate of public performances, but also provides training and education to area students.
Over the years it has grown into a year-round professional musical theater with summertime "Mainstage" productions held at the Virginia Samford Theatre and smaller cabaret productions at its own RMTC Cabaret Theatre in the Kress Building at 301 19th Street North.
In 2007 the organization changed its name to the Red Mountain Theatre Company. The executive director is Keith Cromwell and the Board of Directors is headed by Charlie Haines.
Productions
2008
- Chicago
- Simple Gifts
- The Full Monty
- Godspell
- July 10 - August 3: Disney's Beauty & the Beast
2007
- The Music Man with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra
- Always...Patsy Cline
- BAT BOY - The Musical
- Joyful!
- Song & Dance with the Alabama Ballet
- Back to the Dream
- Sisters of Swing
- September 8-9: Miss Vulcan 1939
- Damn Yankees
- The Wizard of Oz
2006
- Annie Get Your Gun with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra
- A Grand Night for Singing
- A Song for Christmas
- Honky Tonk Angels
- Doo-Wop
- Once on This Island
- OLIVER!
2005
- Carousel with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra and the Alabama Ballet
- Ain’t Misbehavin’
- Spirit of Christmas
- The Look of Love
- Almost Heaven
- Respect! A Tribute to the Queen of Soul
- CATS
- Gypsy
2004
- Sentimental Journey: The Rosemary Clooney Songbook
- Forever Plaid
- Beehive
- Annie
2003
- Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill
- Moon River, a Johnny Mercer Cabaret
- Footloose
- Smokey Joe’s Café
2002
- Swingtime Canteen
- My Way, a Tribute to Frank Sinatra
- Grease
- Always...Patsy Cline
2001
- I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change
- Jerry’s Girls
- Mame
- Hello, Dolly!
2000
- The World Goes ‘Round
- big, the musical
- Oklahoma!
1999
- All Night Strut
- Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
- The Music Man
1998
- The Will Rogers Follies
- Crazy for You
- Cinderella
1997
- ShowBoat
- Pippin
- The Wizard of Oz
1996
- Phantom
- Guys and Dolls
- Godspell
1995
- Peter Pan
- Damn Yankees
- The King and I
1994
- OLIVER!
- Fiddler on the Roof
- Bye, Bye, Birdie
1993
- Mame
- A Chorus Line
- The Music Man
1992
- Kismet
- Annie
- Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
1991
- Me and My Girl
- Into the Woods
- Big River
1990
- The Unsinkable Molly Brown
- The Pirates of Penzance
- Camelot
1989
- The Sound of Music
- Barnum
- Gypsy
1988
- West Side Story
- The Wiz
- George M!