The Alley Theatre is an indoor theatre in the city of Houston, Texas, and hosts two stages. This article is about venues for live Theatre performances for information about venues for Film projection see Movie theater. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. 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. A castle is a defensive structure seen as one of the main symbols of the Middle Ages. 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.
History
The Alley theatre company was founded in 1947 by Nina Eloise Whittington Vance (1914-1980). Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one Nina Eloise Whittington Vance (1914-1980 was the founder and first Artistic director of the Alley Theatre in Houston Texas. [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. Paul Zindel (b May 15 1936 in New York City; d March 27 2003) was an American author playwright and educator The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds is a 1964 play written by Paul Zindel, a playwright and science teacher [3] In 1996, the Alley Theatre won the Regional Theatre Tony Award. The Regional Theatre Tony Award is a special Tony Award given to a regional theatre company in the United States.
The opening of the new home of the Alley Theatre in November 1968 was a nationally chronicled event. Bayou Place is an 130000 square foot entertainment complex that houses multiple theaters bars and restaurants located in downtown Houston, Texas. [2] 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. Edward Franklin Albee III ( "AWL-bee" born March 12 1928 is a three time Pulitzer Prize winning American playwright known for works including Vanessa Redgrave, CBE (born 30 January, 1937) is an English Academy Award, two-time Cannes Best Actress, Frank Wildhorn (born 1959 is an American Composer. In 1999 Wildhorn became the first American composer in twenty two years to have three shows running Jekyll & Hyde is a Broadway musical based on the novel The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. Thomas Lanier Williams III (March 26 1911 &ndash February 25 1983 better known as Tennessee Williams, was a major American playwright who received many of the top theatrical [4]
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 an opportunity to work with professional writers and actors in a series of workshops.
References
- ^ Calendar of Events: Alley Theatre. City of Houston (2007). Retrieved on 2008-05-30. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following
- ^ a b N. J. Stanley (6 June 2001). Vance, Nina Eloise Whittington. The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved on 2007-06-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes.
- ^ The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds. enotes. Retrieved on 2008-05-30. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following
- ^ Alley Theatre. Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau (2008). Retrieved on 2008-05-30. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following
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