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The Bama Theatre is an older building in downtown Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It was built in 1938 and is the
premiere preforming arts center in Tuscaloosa. The building is huge and a very good example of early
1940's style theatre architecture. The inside of the building has obviously been remodeled since that
time however the main theatre are seems to have remained in it's original state for the most part. A huge
stage with balcony's on either side greet you as you walk into the main theatre area. An upper Balcony
near the projection room would be a great place to watch a show put on by the The student Drama
Department, or random musical acts like The Deadstring Brothers, The Steeldrivers, Joan Baez, or
Aimee Mann some of the great acts that have preformed here at the Theatre. The main theatre area
seemed to be active with the sound of footsteps frequently heard by our group on the stage as if
someone was walking around or near us maybe curious as to what we where up too. While we did not
pick this up on our recorders, the sound was heard by several of our members alone and in groups. A
strange phenomenon indeed.
premiere preforming arts center in Tuscaloosa. The building is huge and a very good example of early
1940's style theatre architecture. The inside of the building has obviously been remodeled since that
time however the main theatre are seems to have remained in it's original state for the most part. A huge
stage with balcony's on either side greet you as you walk into the main theatre area. An upper Balcony
near the projection room would be a great place to watch a show put on by the The student Drama
Department, or random musical acts like The Deadstring Brothers, The Steeldrivers, Joan Baez, or
Aimee Mann some of the great acts that have preformed here at the Theatre. The main theatre area
seemed to be active with the sound of footsteps frequently heard by our group on the stage as if
someone was walking around or near us maybe curious as to what we where up too. While we did not
pick this up on our recorders, the sound was heard by several of our members alone and in groups. A
strange phenomenon indeed.
| At this time we have ruled the haunting of the Bama Theatre to be inconclusive, we did not gather enough evidence to say that it is certainly haunted. However we do not discount our personal experiences. |
The Bama theatre has several locations within the building that have an obvious history as well. An old Coal
shoot located in the basement tells of the history of how the old building would have been warmed before
the days of forced air. Two Huge shoots located on either side of the building connect to large rooms for
storage in the bottom of the building. This made for a creepy place to look for paranormal activity. We
didn't find much near the coal shoots but in the main basement area. Old and very narrow spiral staircases
extend up to the second floor dressing rooms and down as well into the basement area. The upstairs
dressing rooms are old and still have the wood plank walls so common in older buildings. Mirrors extend
down the dressing room wall and the rooms are very small but seem to connect in a maze, a strange area
especially in the dark.
The basement location located under the spiral staircase has a huge EMF field due to a massive electronic
air and heat unit located there. However looking over the ceiling and walls you can see where this may have
been the main area used to heat the main staging area due to old black suit that still stains the ceiling and
walls there. Also an older breaker box located in the area (no longer in use) also gives us a glimpse of the
history left there. Since there was a lot of EMF disturbance in the basement our readings where discounted
as with most of the building. However while in the basement we did experience several strange things.
Voices called the name of our newest part timer Jake Ferrell. Heard by Jake and investigator Michelle
Smith, not a hallucination due to hypersensitivity to EMF due to the fact that both investigators heard this.
Also I experienced something in the basement as well. I still can't say it's not due to my own
hypersensitivity but some black and with mass seemed to move from a shadowy location and once my eyes
adjusted to the image it seemed to be right on top of me. Not something that would typically scare me but I
did jump upon realizing how close it was. Again I can't say that this wasn't something due to EMF but
strange none the less.
shoot located in the basement tells of the history of how the old building would have been warmed before
the days of forced air. Two Huge shoots located on either side of the building connect to large rooms for
storage in the bottom of the building. This made for a creepy place to look for paranormal activity. We
didn't find much near the coal shoots but in the main basement area. Old and very narrow spiral staircases
extend up to the second floor dressing rooms and down as well into the basement area. The upstairs
dressing rooms are old and still have the wood plank walls so common in older buildings. Mirrors extend
down the dressing room wall and the rooms are very small but seem to connect in a maze, a strange area
especially in the dark.
The basement location located under the spiral staircase has a huge EMF field due to a massive electronic
air and heat unit located there. However looking over the ceiling and walls you can see where this may have
been the main area used to heat the main staging area due to old black suit that still stains the ceiling and
walls there. Also an older breaker box located in the area (no longer in use) also gives us a glimpse of the
history left there. Since there was a lot of EMF disturbance in the basement our readings where discounted
as with most of the building. However while in the basement we did experience several strange things.
Voices called the name of our newest part timer Jake Ferrell. Heard by Jake and investigator Michelle
Smith, not a hallucination due to hypersensitivity to EMF due to the fact that both investigators heard this.
Also I experienced something in the basement as well. I still can't say it's not due to my own
hypersensitivity but some black and with mass seemed to move from a shadowy location and once my eyes
adjusted to the image it seemed to be right on top of me. Not something that would typically scare me but I
did jump upon realizing how close it was. Again I can't say that this wasn't something due to EMF but
strange none the less.
| Investigator Bert Overton taking a breather in the main theatre area at Bama Theatre |
Our night was long and while I did expect more activity to be present we did gather some evidence,
outside of our personal experiences. You can view that evidence on our VIDEO and EVP pages. We
where truly honored to have an opportunity to investigate such a historical location and look forward to
being able to get back to Tuscaloosa and North West Alabama Soon.
outside of our personal experiences. You can view that evidence on our VIDEO and EVP pages. We
where truly honored to have an opportunity to investigate such a historical location and look forward to
being able to get back to Tuscaloosa and North West Alabama Soon.
| Founder Faith Serafin and Guest Investigator Trey Daniels in the basement of Bama Theatre |
| New Part time investigator Jake Ferrell and myself take a break in the main lobby of the Bama Theatre |
| Investigator and Tech Support Mike Donaldson along with our guest and friends at DCP investigating the Bama Theatre |
| Investigator Michelle Smith in the upper Balcony of Bama Theatre |