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.
Elizabeth Bunch has appeared in over 100 productions at Alley Theatre. Favorites include Misery, Seared, Noises Off, Little Comedies, Servant of Two Masters, Clue, Dead Man’s Cell Phone, 1984, Constellations, As You Like It, Grounded, Othello, The 39 Steps, Hand to God, Pygmalion, August: Osage County, Clybourne Park, Lieutenant of Inishmore, Doubt, Proof, and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. NYC and Regional: Playwrights Horizons, Guthrie, Denver Center, Bread Loaf Acting Ensemble, Keen Company, and The Flea. @Its_Elizabeth_Bunch
Michelle Elaine is 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: Agatha Christie’s The Mirror Crack’d, 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 Awards Best Supporting Actress for her role as the title character in Clyde’s at The Ensemble Theatre. Stages: POTUS. Check out Michelle’s web series @castmedammit on YouTube! @michelleelaineofficial
Dylan Godwin is a Resident Acting Company Member and recently appeared in Alley Theatre’s The Girl on the Train (Scott Hipwell), Dear Alien, The Importance of Being Earnest (Algernon Moncrieff), The Da Vinci Code (Rémy), 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).
Chris Hutchison Previous Shakespeare at Alley- Much Ado About Nothing, Othello, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2x), As You Like It, Twelfth Night, Winter’s Tale. Elsewhere- Midsummer (Guthrie, Idaho Rep). Twelfth Night, Measure for Measure, Romeo and Juliet (Breadloaf) Hamlet (w/ Mark Rylance, Pittsburgh Public). Chris is a native of Pittsburgh, PA and is a graduate of Lafayette College (AB) and the University of Washington (MFA).
Melissa Molano Resident Acting Company Member. Past Alley shows include The Importance of Being Earnest, Noel Coward’s Private Lives, The Glass Menagerie, Jane Eyre, The Da Vinci Code, Noises Off, Clue, Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, and the world premieres of Dear Alien, Richard Nelson’s Little Comedies, and Agatha Christie’s The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. Outside of Alley she’s a voice/film actor with projects featured on streaming platforms HiDive, Netflix and Prime. Instagram/X: @melissacmolano.
David Rainey is in his 26th season as a Resident Acting Company Member and his 106th production for the Alley. He’s also performed on Broadway with The National Actors Theatre, and nationally with the Guthrie Theater, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Manhattan Theatre Club, Berkeley Rep, Hartford Stage, Dallas Theater Center, among others. He received the Juilliard Drama Division’s highest honor, the Michel and Suria Saint-Denis Prize, and he also owns Studio for Actors Houston.
Christopher Salazar is a Resident Acting Company Member. Alley Theatre credits include Seared, The Importance of Being Earnest, Agatha Christie’s The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Noises Off, 72 miles to go…, 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.