The Resident Acting Company is a cornerstone of Alley Theatre’s artistic identity. Comprised of seven actors, the RAC brings a unique and vital element to the Alley’s productions. Resident Acting Companies are exceptionally rare in modern theatre. The Alley is honored to have the only full-time, year-round Resident Acting Company in the United States.
Agatha Christie’s The Mirror Crack’d is Elizabeth’s 100th Alley Theatre production. She feels so lucky and so grateful. Thank you to all the brilliant Alley Artists that built and maintain this theater and its reputation. And thanks to you for valuing live theater.
Dylan Godwin is a Resident Acting Company Member and recently appeared in Alley Theatre’s Agatha Christie’s The Mirror Crack’d (Chief Inspector Dermot Craddock), Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery (Actor 2), The Glass Menagerie (Tom). National Tour: Fiddler on the Roof. Regional: Born with Teeth (Guthrie Theatre and Asolo Rep); Miller, Mississippi (Dallas Theatre Center); Beauty and the Beast, 110 in the Shade, Reefer Madness, The Music Man, First Date, Bonnie and Clyde, Oliver, Sweet Potato Queens (Theatre Under the Stars); Life Could Be A Dream, AltarBoyz (Stages).
Melissa Molano is a Resident Acting Company Member. Recent Alley shows include Agatha Christie’s The Mirror Crack’d, Noël Coward’s Private Lives, The Glass Menagerie, Noises Off, and Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None. Other previous roles include: The River Bride (Belmira), Man of La Mancha (Antonia), I and You (Caroline), The Book of Maggie (Maggie). She’s also a voice and film actor featured on streaming platforms HiDive, Netflix and Prime. Instagram/X: @melissacmolano.
Christopher Salazar is a Resident Acting Company Member. Alley Theatre credits include Seared, Agatha Christie’s The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Noises Off, Thornton Wilder’s The Emporium, and The Servant of Two Masters. Select regional credits include: three seasons with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and the world premieres of The Copper Children, The Way the Mountain Moved, and Off the Rails; 11 productions at The Old Globe. On TV: Robert Torres on Jane, The Virgin. MFA: Old Globe Theatre/ USD, BA: UNC-Chapel Hill. Love always to Amy.
Michelle Elaineis a Resident Acting Company Member. Michelle originated the role of Miss Scarlet in the First National Tour of Clue: A New Comedy. Favorite Alley Theatre credits: Primary Trust, Noises Off, A Christmas Carol, Clue, Dead Man’s Cell Phone, Sense and Sensibility, Sweat, and Quack. Michelle was awarded the Houston Press Award Best Supporting Actress for her role as the title character in Clyde’s at The Ensemble Theatre. Stages: POTUS. Follow @michelleelaineofficial on Instagram. Check out Michelle’s web series @castmedammit on YouTube!
Chris Hutchison The Da Vinci Code marks my 100th Alley production since appearing in Proof in 2004. Here is to all the artists past and present I have had the good fortune to work with. Thanks to the Board and Artistic Director Rob Melrose for believing in me and the idea of a Resident Company. Love to Elizabeth Bunch, my partner on- and off stage. My greatest thanks though, are to YOU-our Alley audience-that has so warmly welcomed me for all these years. I am so grateful.
David Rainey is in his 25th season as a Resident Acting Company Member recently appearing in Primary Trust and Noises Off. He has also performed with The National Actors Theatre, Guthrie Theater, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Manhattan Theatre Club, Berkeley Rep, Theatre de la Jeune Lune, Hartford Stage, Dallas Theater Center, among others. He received the Juilliard Drama Division’s highest honor, the Michel and Suria Saint-Denis Prize. He is also the owner of Studio for Actors Houston.
