James McGahey holds degrees in Theatre from Millsaps College (BA) and Ole Miss (MFA). He first trod the boards 61 years ago in the Millsaps Players production of The Unsinkable Molly Brown and most recently with the Demopolis Canebrake Players as Kris Kringle in Miracle On 34th Street. In between, he has played (among others) "Tom" (The Glass Menagerie), "deSade (Marat/Sade), "Luther Billis (South Pacific ), "Henry II" (The Lion in Winter), "Rev. Hale (The Crucible), and "Dogberry" (Much Ado About Nothing).

Alabama Story is his Theatre Tuscaloosa debut.