Tyler Adcock is an award-winning guest director, casting director, and arts organization leader. He has been a leader in multiple theater and dance organizations during his career over the past 15 years. Beginning in 2017, Tyler became the Director of Operations for the dance convention Artists Simply Human (www.ASHDance.com), touring 21 cities around the United States each year offering over $3 Million in scholarships to student dancers for future education and college tuition. He has highlighted the need for a more safe environment for student dancers by implementing inclusive practices, ethical leadership training, and responsive business processes in all aspects of the organization as ASH celebrates it's 15th anniversary season in 2025.
Tylers career began in 2012, when he was named the General Manager of the acclaimed Off-Broadway production Around the World in 80 Days. Soon after, Tyler headed to Orlando to become the Actors' Equity Association Business Representative for Walt Disney Parks and Resort US, representing over 750 actors, singers, dancers, acrobats, circus performers, and stunt men across 4 parks and 5 resorts. He worked on the development of Disney Parks shows, some of which are still running today, including Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular, Mickey's Royal Friendship Faire, Rivers of Light, Jungle Book: Alive With Magic, American Music Machine, and Jedi Training: Trials of the Temple. Tyler oversaw the enforcement of safety measures for all types of the performers' work, including motorcycle and car stunts, burning man stunts, water-floating stages, rebuilding the stage at Cinderella's Castle, fight choreography and interactive pyrotechnic and firework displays.
As a guest director, Tyler's work has been featured by numberous theatres in the Southeast. He is known for creating visually stunning, intimate, and nuanced productions often incorporating elements of clown-work throughout style, satire, and musicals.
Tyler was the co-director of the Asheville Premiere of Bright Star, based in Asheville. He also directed Don't Dress For Dinner, the first production of the Season of ReNEWal at Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre, a storied North Carolina institution founded in 1975, and on the brink of closure in 2018.
His production of The Lifespan of a Fact at the Ensemble Company in Orlando which won him critical acclaim as the Orlando Theater Best of 2020: Director, Comedy.
As an Associate Casting Director for Daryl Eisenberg Casting, Tyler cast over 35 projects including, film, telivision, and theatre.
Tyler cast Off-Broadway productions including Awesome 80's Prom and F#%cking Up Everything.
Working with the original creative team, Tyler also cast Rock of Ages for Norwegian Cruise Line along with 5 other ships; the Norwegian Sky, Dawn, Gem, Sun, and Jade.