November 27, 2011

We have all seen them cluttering our facebook feed or on the back of our morning cereal box. “ENTER TO WIN!” or “HELP US WIN- VOTE FOR OUR IDEA HERE!” But nobody in your city and certainly nobody you know ever wins those things. Or do they? The Classical Theatre Company (CTC) is proud to announce that we are the recipients of a Pepsi Refresh Project grant in the amount of $10,000.

Pandora Theatre Hosts Retro Hair Workshop
Nov. 13

Mad Men, Pan Am, The Help – vintage styles are all the rage and retro hair is IN! Whether you want to simply flaunt your chic locks or you have a role that requires a 1940s coif, Pandora Theatre can help. We are hosting a retro hair workshop in collaboration with Lisa Whitlock, owner and operator of Hair Psychiatry (www.hairpsychiatry.com).

On Sunday, November 13th from 1pm to 4pm, you can learn how to recreate the vintage look of your choice. Lisa will..

Mildred’s Umbrella Theater Company announces the Cirque du Macabre: Carnival Sideshow Gala! Join us under Mildred’s Umbrella for the freakiest party of 2011! Mildred’s Umbrella is putting together a sideshow you won’t forget on November 5, 2011 at the Alley Theatre.

Mildred’s Umbrella is steadily growing with a dedication to the growth of Houston’s theatre community. As our audience grows, the party gets bigger. There will be live entertainment from freaky musical sensations Jim and his Amazing Freaks, DJ Stephanie Saint-Sanchez and the Mildred’s Umbrella Theater Company resident freaks. ..

Alley Theatre Offers Student Tickets for Only $15 Online

HOUSTON, TX – Students can buy $15 tickets to virtually all Alley Theatre performances online at www.alleytheatre.org, by phone at 713.220.5700 or in person. To obtain the discounted tickets enter or mention the promotion code: STUDENT.

Students must bring a valid student ID to the box office in order to pick up the tickets. Each student may ...

Beloved Veteran Artist Bettye Fitzpatrick Passes at 79

September 30, 2011

Longtime Alley Theater Company Artist Bettye Fitzpatrick died today at the age of 79. Alley audiences will remember Ms. Fitzpatrick for her 53 years spent with the Alley as a stage manager, production manager, director of interns and most notably a member of the Acting Company. Her final performance at the Alley Theatre was on December 27, 2009 in A Christmas Carol. After her retirement, the Alley Theatre’s Fitzpatrick Internship program was established as a tribute to Ms. Fitzpatrick in December 2010.

Alley Theatre Artistic Director Gregory Boyd said of Fitzpatrick’s passing, “Bettye was the most generous, warm-spirited, loving and big hearted member of the Alley family. She was the living history of the theatre, and its pulse and presence for so many seasons. Her influence on all of us, her inspiration to all who worked on our stage, backstage, above and beyond the stage, and the great gifts she brought every Alley audience for 53 years will continue to shape our future and will never be forgotten. She was a great lady of the American theatre...”

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