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Alley Theatre

The Alley was founded over sixty years ago as Houston's theatre company. It exists to provide audiences with the highest quality theatre, offering a wide variety of work including new plays, classics, the re-discovered, the rarely-performed, and new musical theatre, with an emphasis on new American works - to provide the inspirational and the provocative - to make our audiences think, feel, dream and be entertained.

The Alley Theatre is one of the few American Theatre companies that supports a resident company of actors, designers, artisans and craftspeople throughout the year. Our productions are built and rehearsed in the Alley Theatre Center for Theatre Production,  a 75,000 square foot facility adjacent to the theatres themselves, that is state-of-the-art and one of the most complete and largest facilities of its kind anywhere.

On our two stages - the 824 seat Hubbard Stage and the 310 seat Neuhaus Stage - we present a wide ranging repertoire of eleven productions each season, including our new production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. The Alley is also home to our educational programs, where we connect with the youth of the city and state, our future audience and future artists, through programs such as From Stage to Page, HYPE (Houston Young Playwrights Exchange) and the Young Performers Studio.

Throughout our history, the Alley has earned a national and international reputation for artistic achievement, including the Tony Award, and Alley artists have garnered praise from audiences across the country.

Under the leadership of Artistic Director Gregory Boyd and Managing Director Dean Gladden, the Alley is committed to moving forward to increase its reach into the community, to further its collaboration with the best theatre artists working today, and to encourage and cultivate the new voices, new work, new artists of the American theatre.

We are proud to be part of Houston and Houston's refulgent arts scene, one of the most dynamic and diverse anywhere. And we are grateful for our subscribers and loyal supporters,  many of whom have been with us for years, and many of whom are just joining the Alley and discovering its vitality and excitement.

The Alley knows that theatre is a powerful and transformative experience and we look forward to sharing it with you, every time you become part of the Alley Theatre audience.

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    Alley Theatre

    615 Texas
    Houston, TX 77002

    Phone: Admin: 713-228-9341 Box Office: 713-220-5700

    Fax: 713-222-6542

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    08/27/10- 09/26/10

    A Behanding in Spokane Alley Theatre A Behanding in Spokane Presented by Alley Theatre at Alley Theatre August 27-September 26, 2010 The Alley Theatre presents A Behanding in Spokane, a volatile, outrageous comedy by Martin McDonagh.  Directed by James Black. Previews start August 27, 2010. Opens September 1, 2010; Ends September 26, 2010.  On the Neuhaus Stage. New York Times calls the play “perfect, demented, ecstatic, sadistic and imaginative.” The Wall Street Journal promises that “You’ll spend 90 minutes laughing nonstop.“ Martin...

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    10/02/10- 05/14/11

    Young Performers Studio (Saturdays) Alley Theatre Young Performers Studio (Saturdays) Presented by Alley Theatre at Alley Theatre October 2, 2010-May 14, 2011 The Alley Theatre presents YPS (Young Performers Studio).  YPS  teaches continuing and pregressive classes in acting, writing, directing, vocal techniques, movement and improvisation. Students can look forward to exciting activities during any of our Young Performer Studios. Our teaching artists strive to make each lesson engaging and fun. Some activities will include: storytelling, improvisation, voice, movement, and...

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    08/13/10- 08/15/10	Houston Young Playwrights Exchange (HYPE) 2010 Staged Readings Alley Theatre Houston Young Playwrights Exchange (HYPE) 2010 Staged Readings Presented by Alley Theatre at Alley Theatre August 13-August 15, 2010 For the fourteenth consecutive year, the Alley Theatre is providing young playwrights the chance to improve and expand their writing skills with its summer program, Houston Young Playwrights Exchange (HYPE). Six plays by local teens have been selected to undergo development in a professional forum guided by the Alley's staff, with the program culminating in a three-day public showcase of their work as staged readings - Friday, August 13 through...
    07/23/10- 08/08/10	DATE CHANGE St. Nicholas Alley Theatre DATE CHANGE St. Nicholas Presented by Alley Theatre at Alley Theatre July 23-August 8, 2010 Alley Theatre offers a second summer play this year,  St. Nicholas, a vampire story.  St. Nicholas, by Conor McPherson, will run July 23 July 15 - August 8, 2010 on the Neuhaus Stage this summer opposite the ExxonMobil Summer Chills series production of Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap.
    07/08/10- 08/08/10	Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap Alley Theatre Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap Presented by Alley Theatre at Alley Theatre July 8-August 8, 2010 Beginning July 2010 Alley Theatre will produce Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap during its popular ExxonMobil Summer Chills series. The perfect summer outing for Houstonians seeking a cool respite from the summer heat, ExxonMobil Summer Chills is a great way to introduce live theatre to first-timers, giving them an opportunity to thrill in suspenseful moments and unexpected revelations. Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap begins...
    06/04/10- 06/27/10	Boeing-Boeing Alley Theatre Boeing-Boeing Presented by Alley Theatre at Alley Theatre June 4-June 27, 2010  The Alley Theatre presents Boeing-Boeing, A Non-Stop Comedy By Marc Camoletti  is the final production of the Alley Theatre's 2009-2010 season. Translated by Beverley Cross and Francis Evans. Directed by Lisa Spirling. Production overseen and originally directed by Matthew Warchus. Previews start June 4, 2010; Opens June 9, 2010; Ends June 27, 2010. On the Hubbard Stage. Boeing-Boeing, the high-flying, Tony award-winning comedy that had...
    05/23/10- 06/20/10	Intelligence-Slave Alley Theatre Intelligence-Slave Presented by Alley Theatre at Alley Theatre May 23-June 20, 2010 The Alley Theatre presents the World Premiere Gripping, Intriguing Drama Intelligence-Slave, a New Play by Kenneth Lin.  Directed by Jackson Gay. Previews start May 23, 2010; Opens May 27, 2010; Ends June 20, 2010.  On the Neuhaus Stage. Kenneth Lin’s new play, Intelligence-Slave, tells the story of Curt Herzstark, a concentration camp prisoner who is being kept alive by the Nazis because he has invented the world’s first...
    04/16/10- 05/09/10	Harvey Alley Theatre Harvey Presented by Alley Theatre at Alley Theatre April 16-May 9, 2010 Affable Elwood P. Dowd has a kind word for everyone he meets. He lives a quiet life with his social-climbing sister and her daughter and is devoted to his loyal and trustworthy friend and constant companion, Harvey. The fact that Harvey happens to be a six-foot tall invisible rabbit doesn't seem to bother Elwood but is an ongoing embarrassment to his family who decides to have him committed. In this Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy, the medical establishment is turned topsy-turvy as Elwood and...
    03/29/10- 05/17/10	Alley Theatre Spring Studio Nights (Mondays) Alley Theatre Alley Theatre Spring Studio Nights (Mondays) Presented by Alley Theatre at Alley Theatre March 29-May 17, 2010 The Alley Theatre presents their Spring Studio Nights,  Theatre education for older teens and adults. Mondays, March 29 – May 17, 2010 6:30PM – 8:00PM. AMERICAN CLASSICS (ages 16+) Students in American Classics will develop a comprehension of and appreciation for playwriting by examining selected plays by great American playwrights, analyzing characters, and performing assigned scenes and monologues. IMPROVISATION (ages 16+)...
    03/27/10- 05/15/10	Alley Theatre Young Performers Spring Studios (Saturdays) Alley Theatre Alley Theatre Young Performers Spring Studios (Saturdays) Presented by Alley Theatre at Alley Theatre March 27-May 15, 2010 The Alley Theatre presents the Young Performers Spring Studios Saturdays, March 27– May 15, 2010. Morning Classes: 10:00AM – 11:30AM TEATRO ALLEY (ages 7-9) Open up a magic door to language, learning, and adventure as kids explore and perform their favorite storybooks. This studio class will be taught in English and Spanish and incorporate movement, improvisation, and scripted storytelling. Characters from kids’ most beloved...
    03/05/10- 03/28/10	Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps Alley Theatre Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps Presented by Alley Theatre at Alley Theatre March 5-March 28, 2010 Alley Theatre presents Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps, adapted by Patrick Barlow and directed by Mark Shanahan, begins performances Friday, March 5, opens officially Wednesday, March 10 and runs through Sunday, March 28 on the Hubbard Stage. Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have "The 39 Steps," a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre. This two-time Tony and Drama Desk...
    02/13/10- 02/20/10	I, Barbara Jordan (Saturdays) Alley Theatre I, Barbara Jordan (Saturdays) Presented by Alley Theatre at Alley Theatre February 13-February 20, 2010 The Alley Theatre presents I, Barbara Jordan, by Celeste Bedford-Walker. Directed by Eileen J. Morris. I, Barbara Jordan celebrates the remarkable life and career of the eminent Texas orator, legislator, and teacher. Tracing Barbara Jordan’s journey from her childhood in Houston’s Fifth Ward neighborhood through her election to the United State Congress, I, Barbara Jordan introduces students to a legendary Texas politician who was a model for...
    01/29/10- 02/28/10	Mrs. Mannerly Alley Theatre Mrs. Mannerly Presented by Alley Theatre at Alley Theatre January 29-February 28, 2010 Alley Theatre presents Mrs. Mannerly, a  new comedy by Jeffrey Hatcher.  Directed by John Rando. Previews start January 29; Opens February 3, and runs through February 28.  On the Neuhaus Stage. Inspired by a childhood memory of etiquette class, playwright Jeffrey Hatcher conjures up the world of a seven-year-old studying manners from the title character. Mrs. Mannerly is a demanding teacher, and no student in her 36 years of etiquette...
    01/15/10- 02/14/10	Wonderland Alley Theatre Wonderland Presented by Alley Theatre at Alley Theatre January 15-February 14, 2010 Alley Theatre presents the world premiere of the new musical Wonderland about Alice, a children's book writer in Manhattan who is suffering through a creative block, estranged from her husband and alienated from her daughter. It takes a trip to a strange-yet-familiar Wonderland for her to regain her life's balance and again find the love and everyday magic that reside in us all - if we know how to look. With a book by Alley Theatre Artistic Director Gregory Boyd...
    01/02/10- 01/18/10	Alley Theatre Young Performers Winter Workshops Alley Theatre Alley Theatre Young Performers Winter Workshops Presented by Alley Theatre at Alley Theatre January 2-January 18, 2010 The Alley Theatre presents their Young Performers Winter Workshops Three-day intensive workshops for teens during the winter school break. Saturday, Sunday & Monday Jan. 2-4, 2010 or Jan. 16-18, 2010 1pm-5pm. CREATING CHARACTERS (ages 12-14) Take your acting to the next level. Learn how to create all kinds of characters from superheroes to cheerleaders. Scenes and monologues from contemporary plays will be used to explore how to step into someone else's shoes...
    12/21/09- 12/30/09	Alley Theatre Young Performers Winter Studio Alley Theatre Alley Theatre Young Performers Winter Studio Presented by Alley Theatre at Alley Theatre December 21-December 30, 2009 The Alley Theatre presents their Young Performers Winter Studio, Three-day intensive workshops for kids and during the winter school break. Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday Dec. 21-23, 2009 or Dec. 28-30, 2009 10:30am -2:30pm.  CHILD’S PLAY (ages 3-6) Journey through the world of drama with your child and bring stories and fables to life. Explore the wonder of storytelling while sharing the magic of theatre with your child. Registration for this...
    11/28/09- 12/27/09	The Santaland Diaries Alley Theatre The Santaland Diaries Presented by Alley Theatre at Alley Theatre November 28-December 27, 2009 This season, along with Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story of Christmas, which runs on the Hubbard Stage, the Alley Theatre will present a second holiday production, David Sedaris’ The Santaland Diaries on the Neuhaus Stage. Adapted for the stage by Joe Mantello. Company Actor Todd Waite will reprise his role as "Crumpet the Elf" in the outlandish, and true, chronicles...
    11/20/09- 12/27/09	A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story of Christmas Alley Theatre A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story of Christmas Presented by Alley Theatre at Alley Theatre November 20-December 27, 2009 Houston's seasonal favorite that the Houston Press said, "...has spectacular London sets ...the inimitable Dickens tale -- spiced with the usual fog and an unusual twist on the ghosts past present and future."  A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story of Christmas returns this year with a re-telling of Charles Dickens' classic story that follows Ebenezer Scrooge’s journey with the three ghosts that visit him on Christmas Eve. A Christmas Carol...
    10/19/09- 12/07/09	Fall Alley Theatre Studio Nights (Mondays) Alley Theatre Fall Alley Theatre Studio Nights (Mondays) Presented by Alley Theatre at Alley Theatre October 19-December 7, 2009 The Alley Theatre presents Fall Alley Theatre Studio Nights,  theatre education for older teens and adults. Mondays, Oct. 19 – Dec. 7, 2009,  6:30PM – 8:00PM.  SCRIPT ANALYSIS (ages 16+) Script analysis is the basis of any actor’s, director’s, or designer’s work on the stage. In this course, students will discover how to read between the lines for action, environment, and inspiration. Students will be asked to...
    10/17/09- 12/12/09	Young Performers Fall Studios (Saturdays) Alley Theatre Young Performers Fall Studios (Saturdays) Presented by Alley Theatre at Alley Theatre October 17-December 12, 2009 The Alley Theatre presents Young Performers Fall Studios. Morning Classes: 10:00AM – 11:30AM.  TEATRO ALLEY (ages 7-9). Open up a magic door to language, learning, and adventure as kids explore and perform their favorite storybooks. This studio class will be taught in English and Spanish and incorporate movement, improvisation, and scripted storytelling. Characters from kids’ most beloved books come to...
    10/16/09- 11/15/09	Gruesome Playground Injuries Alley Theatre Gruesome Playground Injuries Presented by Alley Theatre at Alley Theatre October 16-November 15, 2009 The Alley Theatre presents Gruesome Playground Injuries.  The world premiere of Rajiv Joseph's (Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo) Gruesome Playground Injuries features Selma Blair (Hellboy, Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, Storytelling, Legally Blonde, NBC's Kath & Kim) playing Kayleen and Brad Fleischer (Center Theatre Group's premiere of Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, Broadway's Coram Boy, Off Broadway's Streamers) playing...
    10/02/09- 11/01/09	Our Town Alley Theatre Our Town Presented by Alley Theatre at Alley Theatre October 2-November 1, 2009 Alley Theatre Presents Thornton Wilder's enduring, unsurpassed American masterpiece, Our Town, October 2 through November 1 on the Hubbard Stage.  Directed by Gregory Boyd. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Thornton Wilder's Our Town follows the courtship and marriage of George and Emily, and in following the two, reveals the hidden mystery behind the everyday. Wilder's portrait of life, love and death is set in Grover's Corners, New Hampshire, a fictional New...
    09/11/09	Roast and Toast of Gregory Boyd Bank of America Center Roast and Toast of Gregory Boyd Presented by Alley Theatre at Bank of America Center September 11, 2009 On Friday, September 11th, Leadership Houston and Alley Theatre present an evening of a Roast and Toast of Gregory Boyd. Gregory Boyd  is celebrating 20 years as the Artistic Director at the Alley Theatre. Honorary Chairs Dixie Carter and Hal Holbrook. Additional roasters include Roger Plank, Apache Corporation President; Lynn Wyatt, long-time Alley supporter and James Black, Alley Theatre resident company member.
    07/31/09- 08/02/09	Houston Young Playwrights Exchange (HYPE) 2009 Alley Theatre Houston Young Playwrights Exchange (HYPE) 2009 Presented by Alley Theatre at Alley Theatre July 31-August 2, 2009 For the thirteenth consecutive year, the Alley Theatre is providing young playwrights the chance to improve and expand their writing skills with its summer program, Houston Young Playwrights Exchange (HYPE). Six plays by local teens have been selected to undergo development in a professional forum guided by the Alley's staff, with the program culminating in a three-day public showcase of their work as staged readings - Friday, July 31 through Sunday, August 2 on the Neuhaus...
    07/15/09- 08/16/09	Sherlock Holmes and The Crucifer of Blood Alley Theatre Sherlock Holmes and The Crucifer of Blood Presented by Alley Theatre at Alley Theatre July 15-August 16, 2009 Beginning July 2009 Alley Theatre will produce Sherlock Holmes and The Crucifer of Blood during its popular ExxonMobil Summer Chills series. The perfect summer outing for Houstonians seeking a cool respite from the summer heat, ExxonMobil Summer Chills is a great way to introduce live theatre to first-timers, giving them an opportunity to thrill in suspenseful moments and unexpected revelations. Sherlock Holmes and The Crucifer of Blood, by...
    06/05/09- 06/28/09	The Farnsworth Invention Alley Theatre The Farnsworth Invention Presented by Alley Theatre at Alley Theatre June 5-June 28, 2009 Alley Theatre Presents Aaron Sorkin's The Farnsworth Invention, an Extraordinary, Ambitious New Play About the Birth of Television, Directed by David Cromer,  June 5 through June 28 on the Hubbard Stage. Aaron Sorkin's new play, The Farnsworth Invention, is a compelling story about the creation of television and in Sorkin's words "the spirit of exploration." The Farnsworth Invention will be the fourth play that David Cromer directs at the...
    04/24/09- 05/24/09	Rock 'n' Roll Alley Theatre Rock 'n' Roll Presented by Alley Theatre at Alley Theatre April 24-May 24, 2009 Love, Revolution, Music.  Four-time Tony Award winner Tom Stoppard returns to the Alley Theatre with Rock ‛n’ Roll, winner of London Critics’ Circle Theatre Award for Best New Play. It's August 1968, and Russian tanks are rolling into Prague. Jan, the Czech student, lives for rock music, Max, the English professor, lives for Communism, and Esme, the flower child, is high. By 1990, the tanks are rolling out, the Stones are rolling in and idealism...
    04/10/09- 05/03/09	Mauritius Alley Theatre Mauritius Presented by Alley Theatre at Alley Theatre April 10-May 3, 2009 Theresa Rebeck (creator of the Alley's success The Scene and Bad Dates) returns to the Alley with Mauritius, a "tightly woven and ever-surprising sinister comedy"  (Playbill.com)  "filled with stunning scenes of high humor and drama" (Variety). The title, Mauritius, refers to an island off the coast of Africa from which a now highly collectible stamp, described as "the crown jewel of philately," was issued in...
    04/07/09	A Reception and Presentation for Rock 'n' Roll Czech Cultural Center Houston A Reception and Presentation for Rock 'n' Roll Presented by Alley Theatre at Czech Cultural Center Houston April 7, 2009 Join the Alley Theatre at the Czech Center Museum Houston on Tuesday, April 7, 2009 for A Special Reception and Presentation for Alley Theatre's production of Tom Stoppard's Rock 'n' Roll. The Alley's Senior Dramaturg and Director of New Play Development Mark Bly (pictured) will speak about the details and history of Sir Tom Stoppard's sweeping and passionate play that spans two countries,...
    03/07/09- 03/08/09	I, Barbara Jordan Alley Theatre I, Barbara Jordan Presented by Alley Theatre at Alley Theatre March 7-March 8, 2009 The Alley Theatre presents I, Barbara Jordan, by Celeste Bedford-Walker. Directed by Eileen J. Morris. I, Barbara Jordan celebrates the remarkable life and career of the eminent Texas orator, legislator, and teacher. Tracing Barbara Jordan’s journey from her childhood in Houston’s Fifth Ward neighborhood through her election to the United State Congress, I, Barbara Jordan introduces students to a legendary Texas politician who was a model for...
    02/20/09- 03/22/09	The Man Who Came to Dinner Alley Theatre The Man Who Came to Dinner Presented by Alley Theatre at Alley Theatre February 20-March 22, 2009 The Alley Theatre presents The Man Who Came to Dinner.  By Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman.  Directed by John Rando. Previews start February 20, 2009 Opens February 25, 2009 Ends March 22, 2009 Hubbard Stage In this hilarious comedy, Sheridan Whiteside, theatre critic, lecturer, and radio personality, who, arriving to dine at the home of the prominent Stanley family in a small Midwestern town, slips on their doorstep and injures his...
    01/30/09- 03/01/09	Eurydice Alley Theatre Eurydice Presented by Alley Theatre at Alley Theatre January 30-March 1, 2009 The Alley Theatre presents Eurydice.  By Sarah Ruhl.  Directed by Gregory Boyd. Previews start January 30, 2009 Opens February 4, 2009 Ends March 1, 2009 Neuhaus Stage Author of the Alley’s outstanding success The Clean House,  Sarah Ruhl creates a tale based on the Greek myth of Orpheus that is “exhilarating” as “we enter a surreal world, as lush and limpid as a dream” (The New...
    01/09/09- 02/01/09	Mrs. Warren’s Profession Alley Theatre Mrs. Warren’s Profession Presented by Alley Theatre at Alley Theatre January 9-February 1, 2009 The Alley Theatre presents Mrs. Warren’s Profession.  By George Bernard Shaw.  Directed by Anders Cato. Previews start January 9, 2009 Opens January 14, 2009 Ends February 1, 2009 Hubbard Stage Shaw’s ultimate test of a mother-daughter relationship is one of his most enduring and best-loved plays. Kitty Warren has worked hard to provide the comfortable upbringing she never had for her daughter Vivie. Now that...

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