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Alley Theatre Announces Artistic Team Changes And 2024-25 Resident Acting Company


by A.A. Cristi - March 22, 2024

Tony Award-winning Alley Theatre and Artistic Director Rob Melrose has announced changes to its artistic team for the 2024-25 season....

Alley Theatre to Host Open Auditions for Houston Actors for Its 2024-2025 Season


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 21, 2024

2024-25 Seasonal Auditions for Houston actors will be at Alley Theatre. Learn more about the season and see how to audition!...

Video: Costume Designer Haydee Zelideth on THE NERD at Alley Theatre


by Joshua Wright - March 13, 2024

Watch as Costumer Designer Haydee Zelideth talks about working on Alley Theatre's production of The Nerd in Houston, Texas....

Cast Set for Alley Theatre's JANE EYRE This Spring


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 12, 2024

Alley Theatre has revealed the cast of Jane Eyre. Learn who is starring and see how to purchase tickets....

Video: Director Brandon Weinbrenner on THE NERD at Alley Theatre


by Joshua Wright - March 08, 2024

Watch as Director Brandon Weinbrenner talks about bringing The Nerd to life on stage at Alley Theatre. 'If you just want to go and laugh with your friends, this is the place to do it!' he says on the production....

Alley Theatre's THE WORLD IS NOT SILENT Wins 2024 Laurents / Hatcher Foundation Award


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 07, 2024

Alley Theatre's The World is Not Silent by Don X. Nguyen is a recipient of The Laurents / Hatcher Foundation Award....

Review: THE NERD Waxes Nostalgic at ALLEY THEATRE


by Brett Cullum - March 06, 2024

THE NERD is frankly still THE NERD, and the director, Brandon Weinbrenner, doesn’t reinvent much of anything. There’s nothing new or fresh, and the script is presented almost as if it would have run back in 1981. There is no discernable reason to remount this show save for the idea that it was fun b...

Alley Theatre Unveils 2024-25 Season Featuring World Premieres & More


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 04, 2024

The Alley Theatre has unveiled its 2024-25 season, including classic works, world premiere plays, a murder mystery, and lots of laughter. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets. ...

Video: Get A First Look at THE NERD at Alley Theatre


by Joshua Wright - March 01, 2024

Get a first look at Alley Theatre's production of The Nerd in Houston, Texas. Directed by Alley Theatre's Associate Producer & Casting Director Brandon Weinbrenner, Larry Shue's uproarious play promises laughter, chaos, and an unforgettable night at the theatre. Check out the video! ...

Cast Set for Alley Theatre's Multilingual World Premiere of THE WORLD IS NOT SILENT


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 13, 2024

The Alley Theatre has revealed the cast of The World is Not Silent. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets....

Past Shows

The Nerd
2/23 - 3/17/2024


One of the funniest plays ever written, this extraordinarily inventive, side-splitting comedy centers on the hilarious dilemma of Willum, a young architect, who is visited ...

The Nerd
2/23


An up-and-coming architect invites into his home the hero who saved his life… who also happens to be a total stranger! The visitor is a ...

The Servant of Two Masters


Identities are mistaken, engagements are broken, and lovers are reunited in this world premiere adaptation of Carlo Goldonis commedia dellarte masterpiece. Set in Venice, mayhem ...

Alley All New Festival
Alley All New Festival
6/15 - 6/25/2023


New plays in development from some of the most exciting voices in contemporary theatre. All readings and workshops are free and open to the public....

Torera
Torera
5/12 - 6/11/2023


Bullfighting in Yucatn, Mexico is a world nearly exclusive to menyet for Elena Ramrez, it is her life's ambition. With the help of her best ...

Sherlock Holmes And The Case Of The Jersey Lily


The wit of Oscar Wilde meets the cunning of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In this comic twist on a classic sleuthing caper, Wildes muse, actress ...

The Odyssey
The Odyssey
3/24 - 4/23/2023


With rich Caribbean tones of his island home, Derek Walcott (winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature) adapts the ancient story of Odysseus, the soldier-king ...

Cowboy Bob
Cowboy Bob
3/3 - 3/26/2023


You wouldnt look twice at Peggy Jo. She's a good daughter, always tips, plays by the rules - but when she dons a fake beard, ...

Cambodian Rock Band
Cambodian Rock Band
1/20 - 2/12/2023


Guitars tuned. Mic checked. Get ready to rock! This darkly funny, electric new play with music tells the story of a Khmer Rouge survivor returning ...

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
11/18 - 12/30/2022


Inspired by the original novella, Melrose captures Dickens witty wording and evocative style to surprise audiences with parts of the familiar story they didnt know ...

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
11/18 - 12/30/2022


Inspired by the original novella, Melrose captures Dickens’ witty wording and evocative style to surprise audiences with parts of the familiar story they didn’t know ...

What-A-Christmas!
What-A-Christmas!
12/2 - 12/24/2022


Meet Margot, a 30-something Tejana who works at a beloved whata-sized Texas burger joint. The Christmas Eve overnight shift is her personal tradition even if ...

Edward Albee's Seascape
Edward Albee's Seascape
10/14 - 11/13/2022


From major American playwright and Alley favorite Edward Albee comes a Pulitzer Prize-winning play that tackles two of the playwrights favorite subjects: marriage and what ...

SEASCAPE
10/14 - 11/13/2022


On a deserted stretch of beach, a middle-aged couple relaxes after a picnic lunch and converse idly about home, family, and their life together. She ...

Lend Me A Soprano
Lend Me A Soprano
9/16 - 10/9/2022


Ken Ludwig, Americas preeminent comic playwright and author of recent Alley hits The Three Musketeers and Agatha Christies Murder on the Orient Express, debuts his ...

CLUE
7/22 - 8/28/2022


Based on the popular board game and adapted from the cult classic film,?Clue?is the comedy whodunit that will keep you guessing (and laughing) to the ...

Clue: On Stage
6/22 - 8/28/2022


It's a dark and stormy night, and you've been invited to a very unusual dinner party. Each of the guests has an alias, the butler ...

NOIR
6/2 - 7/3/2022


A heartbroken man never leaves his apartment, finding his only solace in the music on the radio. Then a couple moves in next door. Eavesdropping ...

PARIAH
6/4 - 7/4/2021


By AUGUST-Strindberg/">AUGUST Strindberg Translated and Directed by Rob Melrose JUNE 4 - JULY 4, 2021 Two archeologists marvel over a chest of gold artifacts one ...

AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE
4/30 - 5/30/2021


By Henrik Ibsen Translated from the Norwegian by Paul Walsh Directed by Rob Melrose APRIL 30 - MAY 30, 2021 What does it mean to ...

CHOOSING LOVE
4/23 - 5/23/2021


By Chisa Hutchinson Directed by Christopher Windom APRIL 23 - MAY 23, 2021 A man escapes the rain by walking into a psychic's shop. She ...

OLD BLACK & WHITE HOLLYWOOD
4/16 - 5/16/2021


By ShaWanna Renee Rivon APRIL 16 - MAY 16, 2021 Hollywood, 1954. Black comedienne Doris Jean is performing at an after-hours club and catches the ...


By Jiehae Park APRIL 9 - MAY 9, 2021 Meet Steve. And Steve. And Steve. One turns 67 today. One is dead. Two are famous. ...

MAN. KIND.
4/9 - 5/9/2021


By Don X. Nguyen Directed by Brandon Weinbrenner APRIL 9 - MAY 9, 2021 A caveman on a plateau. He invents fire. A cavewoman arrives. ...

EL CHUCO TOWN FOREVER
4/2 - 5/2/2021


By Isaac Gómez Directed by Laura Moreno APRIL 2 - MAY 2, 2021 Janie and Miguel are long-time assistant managers at a big box store ...

MAN. KIND.
4/2 - 5/2/2021


By Chisa Hutchinson APRIL 2 - MAY 2, 2021 A man escapes the rain by walking into a psychic's shop. She has a towel waiting. ...

Euripides' MEDEA
3/5 - 4/4/2021


Translated by Mary-Kay Gamel Directed by Rob Melrose MARCH 5 - APRIL 4, 2021 Sexual jealousy, betrayal, revenge, and murder! One of the first plays ...


By Luigi Pirandello Translated and Directed by Rob Melrose FEBRUARY 12- MARCH 14, 2021 Two strangers meet at a train station in the middle of ...

A HALF-SHEET OF PAPER
1/2 - 2/14/2021


One of Strindberg's best loved short stories is now available for English-speaking audiences to enjoy. A man is moving out of his apartment and makes ...

THE STRONGER
1/15 - 2/7/2021


Two rival actresses run into each other at a café on Christmas night. One seems to have everything: a husband, children, prosperity, and shopping bags ...

Quixote Nuevo
1/17 - 2/9/2020


Quixote Nuevo is set in the fictional modern-day border town of La Plancha, Texas, where Don Quixote loses himself in stories of chivalrous escapades and ...

Alley All New Festvial
Alley All New Festvial
1/16 - 1/26/2020


The annual Alley All New Festival is comprised of a variety of public and in-house programs designed to support playwrights and cater to the needs ...


Houston's seasonal favorite is described by the Houston Press as having "Spectacular London sets ... the inimitable Dickens' tale – spiced with the usual fog ...

A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas


A Christmas Carol A Ghost Story of Christmas is a family-friendly re-telling of Charles Dickens classic story, which follows Ebenezer Scrooges journey with the three ...

Fully Committed
Fully Committed
11/26 - 12/29/2019


Becky Modes hilarious and delicious comedy, featuring over 40 characters, comes to life in the hands of one man. Meet Sam. He works the reservation ...

Vietgone
10/4 - 11/3/2019


A modern twist on the All-American love story, Qui Nguyen’s new play Vietgone pulses with contemporary energy. It’s the classic story of boy meets girl ...

The Winter's Tale
9/13 - 10/13/2019


Suspicious that his wife Hermione has been unfaithful, King Leontes of Sicilia imprisons the queen, orders the death of her suspected lover, and banishes his ...

The Three Musketeers
5/31 - 6/30/2019


The Three Musketeers is a tale of heroism, treachery, close escapes and honor. The time is 1625 and d’Artagnan goes to Paris looking for adventure. ...

Constellations
5/3 - 6/2/2019


Let's go for a drink. I don't know what I'm doing here anyway. One drink. And if you never want to see me again you ...

The Humans
3/1 - 3/24/2019


Winner of the 2016 Tony Award® for Best Play. Breaking with tradition, Erik Blake has brought his Pennsylvania family to celebrate Thanksgiving at his daughter’s ...

Quack
2/8 - 3/10/2019


Neuhaus Theatre: Eliza Clark....

The Carpenter
1/18 - 2/10/2019


Hubbard Theatre: Robert Askins; dir: Will Davis....

Twelfth Night
10/5 - 10/28/2018


William Shakespeare; dir: Jonathan Moscone....

Skeleton Crew
9/7 - 10/7/2018


As the Great Recession of 2008 begins to decimate industries across America, the once-gleaming “Motor City” has lost its luster. At one of its still-standing ...

Holmes and Watson
6/22 - 7/22/2018


Sherlock Holmes is dead. Or so it is assumed. The world knows the great detective went over the falls at Reichenbach with his nemesis Professor ...

The Cake
6/1 - 7/1/2018


All is going well for Della. Her North Carolina bakery is legendary and she’s just been cast on her favorite television baking competition. But then, ...

Satchmo at the Waldorf
2/24 - 3/18/2018


Richmond favorite, Jerold Solomon, portrays Louis Armstrong, the greatest of all jazz trumpeters; Joe Glaser, his manager; and Miles Davis, a rival musician, in this ...


Suzanne Vega; music: Duncan Sheik, Suzanne Vega; dir: Jackson Gay. Neuhaus Theatre:...

The Great Society
1/26 - 2/18/2018


Robert Schenkkan; dir: Kevin Moriarty. Hubbard Theatre:...

Cleo
9/29 - 10/22/2017


Lawrence Wright; dir: Bob Balaban. World Premiere...

Describe the Night
9/15 - 10/15/2017


In 1920, the Russian writer Isaac Babel wanders the countryside with the Red Cavalry. Seventy years later, a mysterious KGB agent spies on a woman ...


Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have … Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps. A ...

Freaky Friday
6/2 - 7/2/2017


When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again before mom's big wedding. ...

A View from the Bridge
4/28 - 5/21/2017


Set in 1950s Brooklyn, longshoreman Eddie Carbone harbors a subconscious and jealous affection for his niece, Catherine, whom he is raising with his wife. When ...

An Act of God
3/17 - 4/16/2017


The One with the first and last word on everything has finally arrived to set the record straight. After many millennia, and in just 90 ...

Let the Right One In
2/24 - 3/19/2017


Let the Right One in is an onstage adaptation of John Ajvide Lindqvist’s Swedish horror novel and film, reworked for the stage by BAFTA award ...

Syncing Ink
2/3 - 3/5/2017


NSangou Njikam; dir: Niegel Smith. Neuhaus Theatre:...

Dry Powder
1/20 - 2/12/2017


Sarah Burgess. Hubbard Theatre:...

The Santaland Diaries
The Santaland Diaries
12/1 - 12/31/2016


Company Artist Todd Waite reprises his role as “Crumpet the Elf” in the outlandish, and true, chronicles of David Sedaris’ experience as a worker in ...

A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story of Christmas


Houston’s holiday favorite is back with Charles Dickens' classic tale of hope and redemption. With joyous music, breath-taking costumes, and soaring sets, you’ll be transported ...

A Midsummer Night's Dream
10/7 - 11/5/2016


William Shakespeare; dir: Gregory Boyd....

A Midsummer Night's Dream
10/7 - 11/5/2016


William Shakespeare; dir: Gregory Boyd....

Hand to God
8/19 - 9/18/2016


After the death of his father, meek Jason finds an outlet for his anxiety at the Christian Puppet Ministry, in the devoutly religious, relatively quiet ...

Hand to God
8/19 - 9/18/2016


After the death of his father, meek Jason finds an outlet for his anxiety at the Christian Puppet Ministry, in the devoutly religious, relatively quiet ...

Born Yesterday
6/3 - 7/3/2016


Ex-show girl and mistress, Billie Dawn, gets a new lesson on life and love when her corrupt and uncouth junk czar boyfriend hires a newspaper ...

The Nether
5/6 - 5/29/2016


Jennifer Haley....

The Christians
4/22 - 5/15/2016


Twenty years ago, Pastor Paul’s church was nothing more than a modest storefront. Now he presides over a congregation of thousands, with classrooms for Sunday ...

Grounded
3/25 - 4/17/2016


George Brant; dir: Jackson Gay....


Mark Brown; dir: Mark Shanahan....

All The Way
1/29 - 2/21/2016


Robert Schenkkan; dir: Kevin Moriarty....


adapt: Michael Wilson from Charles Dickens; dir: James Black....

The Other Place
10/23 - 11/15/2015


Sharr White....

One Man, Two Guvnors
10/2 - 11/1/2015


One Man, Two Guvnors delighted both critics and audiences during its hugely popular debut at UK’s National Theatre and its subsequent productions in London’s West ...

The Foreigner
7/3 - 8/9/2015


The scene is a fishing lodge in rural Georgia often visited by “Froggy” LeSueur, a British demolition expert who occasionally runs training sessions at a ...

George Gershwin Alone
5/29 - 6/21/2015


book: Hershey Felder; music: George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin; dir: Joel Zwick....


adapt: Emma Rice from Carl Grose, Anna Maria Murphy; dir: Emma Rice....

All My Sons
3/27 - 4/19/2015


Winner of the 1947 Tony Award for Best Play. During the war Joe Keller and Steve Deever ran a machine shop which made airplane parts. ...

As You Like It
1/30 - 2/22/2015


An idyllic Forest of Arden provides the lush backdrop for Shakespeare's glorious romantic comedy of courtiers, clowns, philosophers and provincials—all bewitched by the trials and ...

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike


Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, the irresistible new comedy by Christopher Durang, won both the 2013 Tony Award for Best Play and the ...

Communicating Doors
Communicating Doors
4/4 - 4/27/2014


Award-winning playwright Alan Ayckbourn (House & Garden, 2002) returns to the Alley in this ingenious comic tour de force where Back to the Future meets ...

Fool
Fool
2/21 - 3/16/2014


In Theresa Rebeck's new comedy, Fool, two kings get together and place a wager on their fools – a jester competition, and the funniest one ...

Freud?s Last Session
1/24 - 2/23/2014


Neuhaus Stage: Mark St. Germain....

Freud's Last Session
Freud's Last Session
1/24 - 2/23/2014


Freud’s Last Session centers on legendary psychoanalyst Dr. Sigmund Freud who invites a little-known professor C.S. Lewis (who later wrote the children's classic The Chronicles ...

Other Desert Cities
Other Desert Cities
1/10 - 2/2/2014


A riveting new play by Pulitzer Prize nominee and creator of TV's hit drama Brothers & Sisters, Jon Robin Baitz’s Other Desert Cities was named ...

The Santaland Diaries
The Santaland Diaries
12/1 - 12/31/2013


Company Artist Todd Waite reprises his role as "Crumpet the Elf" in the outlandish, and true, chronicles of David Sedaris' experience as a worker in ...

A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story of Christmas


Houston's seasonal favorite is described by the Houston Press as having "Spectacular London sets ... the inimitable Dickens' tale – spiced with the usual fog ...

Venus in Fur
Venus in Fur
10/16 - 11/10/2013


Theatrical mastermind David Ives’ sexy, provocative comedy, Venus in Fur, is an electrifying game of cat and mouse between a young actress and a demanding ...

You Can?t Take It with You
You Can?t Take It with You
9/20 - 10/20/2013


Moss Hart, George S. Kaufman....

You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You
9/25 - 10/20/2013


This Pulitzer Prize-winning classic by the team of Kaufman and Hart (The Man Who Came to Dinner, 2009) is perhaps the greatest American comedy ever ...

The Hollow
The Hollow
7/5 - 8/4/2013


When Lord and Lady Angkatell host a reunion at their country estate, the hostess mischievously invites Dr. John Cristow, a notorious womanizer, and his wife ...

Good People
Good People
6/4 - 6/29/2013


Nominated for a 2011 Tony Award for Best Play, Good People is a funny, tough and tender story about the insurmountable class divide. When Margie ...


In the heart of London, behind the impassive facade of a windowless house, some of Europe’s most powerful men gather to play a game. The ...

Warrior Class
5/3 - 6/2/2013


They’re already calling him “the Republican Obama,” but when Julius Weishan Lee makes a bid for Congress, he must decide how far he’ll go to ...

The Elephant Man
4/12 - 5/5/2013


Tony Award-winning and Drama Desk winner, The Elephant Man, is based on the true story of the “elephant man,” so-called because of his hideous deformity. ...

A Few Good Men
3/1 - 3/24/2013


Hubbard Stage: - Aaron Sorkin....

Clybourne Park
1/18 - 2/17/2013


The powerfully provocative Clybourne Park, the 2012 Tony Award winner for Best Play and 2011 Pulitzer Prize winner, is the most talked-about show of the ...

The Mountaintop
1/11 - 2/3/2013


The Mountaintop is a gripping re-imagining of events the night before the assassination of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. After delivering one ...

The Santaland Diaries
11/29 - 12/30/2012


Company Artist Todd Waite reprises his role as "Crumpet the Elf" in the outlandish, and true, chronicles of David Sedaris' experience as a worker in ...

Noises Off
Noises Off
5/30 - 6/24/2012


The funniest of modern comedies, and a farce within a farce, Noises Off takes the clichés of the genre and shakes them up in a ...

Noises Off
5/25 - 6/24/2012

What We're Up Against
What We're Up Against
5/16 - 6/10/2012


"They told me it wasn't like this anymore. Why is it still like this?" bemoans Eliza, a female architect, as she slams into the firm’s ...

What We’re Up Against
5/11 - 6/10/2012

The Seafarer
The Seafarer
4/11 - 4/29/2012


It's Christmas Eve and Sharky has returned to Dublin to look after his irascible, ageing brother who's recently gone blind. Old drinking buddies Ivan and ...

The Seafarer
4/6 - 4/29/2012

Red
Red
3/7 - 3/25/2012


Master abstract expressionist Mark Rothko has just landed the biggest commission in the history of modern art, a series of murals for New York’s famed ...

The Seagull
The Seagull
2/8 - 3/4/2012


Chekhov created, in his 1895 play that describes the romantic entanglements of a group of actors, writers, and artists gathered on a Russian estate, one ...

The Seagull
2/3 - 3/4/2012

The Toxic Avenger
The Toxic Avenger
1/20 - 2/12/2012


The Toxic Avenger is a charming love story and laugh-out-loud musical that has it all – an unlikely hero, his beautiful girlfriend, a corrupt New ...

The Toxic Avenger
1/13 - 2/12/2012

The Santaland Diaries
The Santaland Diaries
11/30 - 12/31/2011


Company Artist Todd Waite reprises his role as "Crumpet the Elf" in the outlandish, and true, chronicles of David Sedaris' experience as a worker in ...

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
11/20 - 12/27/2011


Houston's seasonal favorite described by the Houston Press as having "Spectacular London sets ... the inimitable Dickens' tale – spiced with the usual fog and ...

Ether Dome
Ether Dome
9/14 - 10/9/2011


Ether Dome is about love, medicine, and the relationship between two of the greatest medical innovators in Western history, Horace Wells and his student, William ...

Red
3/2 - 3/25/2011

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