The Alley Theatre, Feb. 2003

The Alley Theatre is an indoor theatre in the city of Houston, Texas, and hosts two stages. The main stage has 824 seats and is called the "Hubbard"; the more intimate, 310-seat stage, is the "Neuhaus." 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. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 233 KB) The Alley Theatre in Houston, Texas (advertising plays by Edward Albee) Photographed by Andreas Praefcke, Feburary 2003 File links The following pages link to this file: The Alley Theatre Theater (structure) ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 233 KB) The Alley Theatre in Houston, Texas (advertising plays by Edward Albee) Photographed by Andreas Praefcke, Feburary 2003 File links The following pages link to this file: The Alley Theatre Theater (structure) ... A theater or theatre is a structure where theatrical works or plays are performed or other performances such as musical concerts may be given. ... Houston redirects here. ... Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... Pierrefonds Castle, France. ...

History

The Alley theatre company was founded in 1947 by Nina Eloise Whittington Vance (1914-1980).^[2] Under the leadership of Nina 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 play "The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds" was staged at the Alley in 1964.^[3] The USO Show Troupe of Metropolitan New York A troupe is a theatre company of touring actors, singers and/or dancers. ... Nina Eloise Whittington Vance (1914-1980) was the founder and first artistic director of the Alley Theatre in Houston, Texas. ... Paul Zindel (May 15, 1936–March 27, 2003) was an American author and playwright. ... The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds is a play written by Paul Zindel, a playwright and science teacher (many of his works focus on science or youth), in 1964, and was the 1971 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, an Obie, and the New... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ...

The Alley Theatre, as seen from the Bayou Place

The opening of the new home of the Alley Theatre in November 1968 was a nationally chronicled event.^[2] Since then, the Alley Theatre has continued to uphold its position as one of the nation's pioneering and leading nonprofit resident theatres. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 790 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (989 × 751 pixel, file size: 133 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The Alley Theatre, Houston, Texas. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 790 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (989 × 751 pixel, file size: 133 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The Alley Theatre, Houston, Texas. ... Bayou Place is an entertainment complex that houses multiple theaters, bars and restaurants located in downtown Houston, Texas. ...

The modern Alley

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).^[4] Edward Albee, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1961 Edward Franklin Albee III (born March 12, 1928) is an American playwright known for works including Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Zoo Story, and The Sandbox. ... Vanessa Redgrave, CBE (born 30 January 1937) is an Academy Award winning English actress and member of the Redgrave family, one of the enduring theatrical dynasties. ... Frank Wildhorn is an American composer. ... Jekyll & Hyde is a Broadway musical based on the novel, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. ... Thomas Lanier Williams III (March 26, 1911 – February 25, 1983), better known by the pseudonym Tennessee Williams, was a major American playwright and one of the prominent playwrights of the twentieth century. ...

In 1996, the Alley Theatre won the Regional Theatre Tony Award.^[5] The Regional Theatre Tony Award is a special Tony Award given to a region theatre company in the United States. ...

HYPE Competition

Every year the Alley sponsors what is known as the Houston Young Playwrights Exchange(HYPE). Several pieces are chosen from the greater Houston area to be produced. The teenage authors are given a chance to work with professional writers and paid actors in a series of workshops.

References

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External links

• Alley Theatre Homepage