Alley Theatre

The Alley Theatre, one of America’s leading not-for-profit theatres, is a nationally recognized performing arts company lead by Artistic Director Gregory Boyd and Managing Director Dean R. Gladden. Home to a Resident Company of actors, the Alley creates a wide-ranging repertoire and innovative productions of classics, neglected modern plays, and premieres. Alley All New, the initiative to commission and develop new work year round, features the Alley All New Festival each season presenting workshops and readings of new plays and musicals in process. A recipient of the Special Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre, the Alley has brought productions to Broadway, 40 American cities including New York’s Lincoln Center and internationally to Berlin, Paris, and St. Petersburg throughout its 70 year history.

Vision
To be an acknowledged leader of the American Theatre movement

Mission
Produce great theatre that embodies the resident company

Values

• Creative Excellence: Artistic innovation and the highest professional standards
• Alley Company Artists: Resident acting company and continued relationship with select writers, directors and designers
• Community Engagement: Sharing and instilling a passion for the theatre with audiences, patrons and Houston’s diverse community
• Applied Theatre: Integrating drama in education, community or therapeutic context