Pam Lucas is the Office Manager for the Department of Theatre where she has worked since 1994. She began her career at the university in 1990 in Housing and Residence Life. Pam was the first recipient of the UM Office of Support Personnel Award for Excellence in 1995. She was born and raised in Montevallo where she lives with her husband Jeff Lucas. Pam has one daughter, UM Alum Adrian Lucas, and a beautiful grandson, Carter. Pam enjoys taking courses at the university and in her spare time, collecting copper, browsing flea markets, and fishing.  

Laurie Middaugh is the Staff Accompanist for UM Theatre and our Resident Musical Director. She received her M.M. in Music from UM and her D.M.A. in Piano Performance from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. Laurie has worked as a professional accompanist extensively around the country and for theatre, concerts and operas throughout Alabama, as well as the fall 2009 state screening auditions for SETC. She is the staff accompanist for all UM musical theatre classes and musical director for cabaret performances.  This past year Laurie participated in the Goodspeed Opera House Musical Director’s Intensive where she studied all aspects of musical direction with current industry professionals.  Laurie has also participated as both student and staff pianist at the American Institute of Musical Studies (AIMS) in Graz, Austria where she performed in both classical music concerts as well as musical theater performances.

Laurie has also been the musical director for Theatre Department productions such as GODSPELL, THE LAST 5 YEARS; HAIR; SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM; BABY; PIPPIN, [title of show], numerous musical revues and cabarets and the upcoming production of RENT. She also teaches the Musicianship Skills/Theory class in our Musical Theatre curriculum.