The Alley Theatre
is an indoor theatre in the city of Houston, Texas, and hosts two stages. The "Hubbard" is the main stage with seating for 824; the more intimate "Neuhaus" seats 310. Nine towers and open-air terraces give the Alley Theatre a castle-like quality. Inside, a staircase spirals from the entrance vestibule to the second-floor lobby. [1] A truly wide variety of plays have been performed in this theatre.
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History
The Alley
theatre company was founded in 1947 by
Nina Eloise Whittington Vance (1914-1980).
[2] Under the leadership of Vance, the Alley Theatre grew from its modest beginnings, in an 85-seat theatre that had to be converted and struck for every performance, to one of the most prestigious nonprofit resident theatres in the United States. The world premiere of
Paul Zindel's
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
was staged at the Alley in 1964.
[3] In 1996, the Alley Theatre won the
Regional Theatre Tony Award.
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The opening of the new home of the Alley Theatre in November 1968 was a nationally chronicled event.
Since then, the Alley Theatre has continued to uphold its position as one of the nation's pioneering and leading nonprofit resident theatres.
Having forged alliances with such international luminaries as
Edward Albee,
Vanessa Redgrave and
Frank Wildhorn, landmark theatrical events at the Alley have included the world premieres of
Jekyll & Hyde
,
The Civil War
, and
Not About Nightingales
a recently discovered play by
Tennessee Williams.
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HYPE
The Alley sponsors what is known as the Houston Young Playwrights Exchange (HYPE), which offers a skills-enhancing experience for people under the age of twenty who want to write for the stage.
[5] Every year, several pieces are chosen from the greater Houston area to be produced.
References
- Calendar of Events: Alley Theatre
- Vance, Nina Eloise Whittington
- The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
- Alley Theatre
- The Front Row