The Girl on the Train: A Literary History
Paula Hawkins’s The Girl on the Train was a runaway success.Continue reading→
The Girl on the Train: Unreliable Narrators on Stage
The “Unreliable Narrator” is usually associated with novels, where a first-person narrator controls the reader’s perspective from within the page.Continue reading→
Summer Intern Spotlights: Part One
Every summer, Alley Theatre provides internships for students across our departments, including theatre production, arts administration, and non-profit marketing and management. Meet the first set of this year’s incredible interns: Isabella, Sage, and Courtney!Continue reading→
Finding Our Song: Juneteenth, Houston, and August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
As Houston celebrates Juneteenth, this reading offers a chance to reflect on where we come from, what we carry, and how stories help us remember. It is an invitation to gather in community, honor Black history, and experience one of August Wilson’s most critical works. Continue reading→
Artistic Director’s Reflections on The Girl on the Train
I’m excited to bring Alley’s Summer Chills into the 21st Century.Continue reading→
Sound as Witness: In conversation with Servanté Cook on Music, Community, and the Sounds of August Wilson’s Fences
Our engagement with Wilson, Fences, and his American Century Cycle stretches far beyond the stage and dates to as early as 1990, when Fences first blessed an Alley Theatre stage.Continue reading→
Dear Alien and the Cosmic Theatre of Advice
The play opens with “Dear Alien” (the pen name of the mysterious columnist) spiraling toward eviction, financial ruin, and a full-blown existential crisis. Continue reading→
Alley Theatre Artists’ Received 16 Tony Nominations
A huge congratulations to all our 16 Alley Theatre family members who were nominated for Tony Awards!Continue reading→
Lights, Camera, Alley!, Alley Theatre Ball
In a dazzling celebration of storytelling and stagecraft, more than 375 of Houston’s cultural tastemakers gathered for Lights, Camera, Alley!, Alley Theatre Ball. Continue reading→
August Wilson’s Four B’s: The Art that inspired The American Century Cycle
Over the years, August Wilson has acknowledged a multitude of influences from many different disciplines.Continue reading→