Getting the word out - 2020 ALLEY ALL NEW FESTIVAL
Casting Announced for 2020 Alley All New Festival
Houston-based and visiting artists join the Alley Theatre Resident Acting Company for seven new play readings and workshops beginning January 16, 2020
HOUSTON, TX – The Alley Theatre’s Alley All New Festival, January 16 – 26, 2020, features new plays from some of the most exciting voices in contemporary theatre. The Festival programming includes workshop performances, readings, and an Early Draft Preview.
Alley Theatre Resident Company members participating in the festival include Elizabeth Bunch, Dylan Godwin, Shawn Hamilton, Chris Hutchison, Melissa Pritchett, and Todd Waite.
Actors returning to the Alley are Noah Alderfer (A Christmas Carol), Greg Dean (Alley All New Festival 2019), Candice D’Meza (Skeleton Crew, The Cake), Michelle Elaine (Quack, All The Way), Susan Koozin (Murder on the Orient Express), Stanley Andrew Jackson III (The Three Musketeers), Chelsea Ryan McCurdy (Crimes of the Heart, A Christmas Carol), Melissa Molano (The Winter’s Tale, Murder on the Orient Express), Gabriel Regojo (Oskar), Raven Troup (Alley All New Festival 2019, A Christmas Carol), Jordi Viscarri (The Christians), and Teresa Zimmermann (Alley All New Festival 2019, A Christmas Carol).
Actors making their Alley Theatre debut include Christine Jugueta (Public Theater: Dogeaters, Present Company Theatorium: Man of La Mancha), Mai Le (Main Street Theater: The Hard Problem, Men On Boats), Anna Maria Morris (Stages: Little Shop of Horrors, Panto Wonderful Wizard), Molly Searcy (Born Yesterday, Dallas Theater Center: The Wolves), Daniel Velasco, and Zachary J. Willis (TUTS:Spring Awakening, Stages: Panto Wonderful Wizard).
Packages and single ticket reservations are available now. Packages include priority seating, parties, events with exclusive artist access, and meals between performances. Purchase a package or reserve single tickets online at alleytheatre.org/allnew or by calling the Box Office at 713.220.5700.
All presentations are free and open to the public. Alley All New Festival programming is recommended for mature audiences. Most performances will be followed by a post-show conversation with the playwright and director.
All updates and schedules are available at alleytheatre.org/allnew.
A full list of Festival casting is below:
WORKSHOP PERFORMANCES
Enlightened by Theresa Rebeck
Directed by Brandon Weinbrenner
Elizabeth Bunch*
Michelle Elaine
Dylan Godwin*
Chris Hutchison*
Stanley Andrew Jackson III
Melissa Pritchett*
Molly Searcy
Workshop Performances: January 16 (7:30 p.m.), January 18 (2:30 p.m.), January 19 (2:30 p.m.), January 24 (8:00 p.m.), and January 26 (2:30 p.m.).
Survivors, An Alamo Play by Katie Bender
Directed by Jerry Ruiz
Noah Alderfer
Candice D’Meza
Shawn Hamilton*
Melissa Molano
Gabriel Regojo
Jay Sullivan*
Teresa Zimmermann
Workshop Performances: January 17 (8:00 p.m.), January 18 (8:00 p.m.), January 19 (7:30 p.m.), January 25 (8:30 p.m.), and January 26 (7:30 p.m.).
READINGS
Pictures from Home by Sharr White
Based on the Photo Memoir “Pictures from Home” by Larry Sultan
Directed by Rob Melrose
Shawn Hamilton*
Susan Koozin
Jay Sullivan*
Todd Waite*
Reading: January 26 (11:00 a.m.)
High School Play: A Nostalgia Fest by Vichet Chum
Directed by Tiffany Nichole Greene
Chris Hutchison*
Mai Le
Chelsea Ryan McCurdy
Anna Maria Morris
Melissa Pritchett*
Daniel Velasco
Jordi Viscarri
Todd Waite*
Zachary J. Willis
Reading: January 25 (10:00 a.m.)
The Aves by Jiehae Park
Directed by Rob Melrose
Noah Alderfer
Greg Dean
Christine Jugueta
Melissa Molano
Gabriel Regojo
Raven Troup
Reading: January 25 (1:30 p.m.)
Nutshell by C. Denby Swanson
Directed by Leslie Swackhamer
Elizabeth Bunch*
Michelle Elaine
Dylan Godwin*
Stanley Andrew Jackson III
Molly Searcy
Readings: January 24 (4:00 p.m.) and January 25 (4:00 p.m.)
* Denotes an Alley Resident Acting Company member.
EARLY DRAFT PREVIEW
with Arthur M. JollyJanuary 26 (10:00 a.m.)
*All readings are for mature audiences. Dates subject to change. Check alleytheatre.org for updates and the current schedule.
PRESS
All workshop performances and readings at the Alley All New Festival are works-in-progress and not available for review.
Press photos from previous seasons of Alley All New Festival can be found here:
2019 – https://www.alleytheatre.org/press/2019-alley-all-new-photos
2018 – https://www.alleytheatre.org/press/alley-all-new-festival-eighteen2017 – https://www.alleytheatre.org/press/alley-all-new-seventeen-photos
ALLEY ALL NEW
Alley All New is comprised of a variety of public and in-house programs designed to support playwrights and cater to the needs of each new project. Through this initiative, the Alley produces world premieres, commissions new plays, and supports playwrights year-round. The Alley All New Festival made its debut in 2016.
Join the Alley Insider Group by e-mailing alleyinsider@alleytheatre.org to learn more about new work in development and be the first to hear about Alley All New events. More information and updates can be found on alleytheatre.org/new.
CONNECT WITH US: @alleytheatre, #AlleyAllNew
ABOUT THE ALLEY THEATREThe Alley Theatre, one of America’s leading nonprofit theatres, is a nationally recognized performing arts company led by Artistic Director Rob Melrose and Managing Director Dean R. Gladden. The Alley produces at least 16 plays each year in its newly renovated Theatre, ranging from the best current work, to re-invigorated classic plays, to new plays by contemporary writers. The Alley is home to a Resident Acting Company. In addition, the Alley engages theatre artists of every discipline – actors, designers, composers, playwrights – who work on individual productions throughout each season as visiting artists.
The 2015 renovation of the Alley’s Hubbard Theatre created a new 774-seat state-of-the-art performance venue. Matched with the newly rebuilt 296-seat Neuhaus Theatre, the Alley offers nearly 500 performances each season. The Alley Theatre reaches over 200,000 people each year through its performance and education programs. Its audience enrichment programs include pre-show and post-performance talks, events, and workshops for audience members of all ages.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Nicole Shiro, Motley Crew Media for Alley Theatre
nicole.shiro@motleycrewmedia.com
512.740.6665
Shannon Boggus, Motley Crew Media for Alley Theatre
shannon.boggus@motleycrewmedia.com
512.773.7249
Larisa Gawlik, Public Relations & Communication Manager
larisag@alleytheatre.org
713.315.5454
