Category: Experience the Alley

In 1949, during the first season at its Berry Avenue location, Alley Theatre took a quiet but significant step toward integration. Eight women from The Links, a prominent Black women’s organization, approached founder Nina Vance with a bold request—to purchase the entire house for a single performance, ensuring a space for Black audiences in an era of strict segregation. Vance agreed, marking a pivotal moment in the theatre’s history.

It’s a familiar formula: in the wake of its success, a great work of theatre is adapted for the screen.

This month, we are opening Pictures from Home by Sharr White. This charming play premiered as a reading at our 2020 Alley All New Festival, made its way to Broadway, and we are thrilled to be bringing it back to Houston audiences, reimagined in our Hubbard Theatre.