Dish-Houston

The weather has started to cool a bit, the trees are gently rustling in the breeze and Theatre season is officially under way!

Last night at the beautiful new home in West University Sharin Gailly and her fiance Larry Norman graciously hosted the preview to the Alley's new season.

Among the crowd of patrons: Elizabeth and Tom Glanville, Gabriela and Daniel Dror, Caroline and Gary Kenny, Paula Fyhr, Astrid Van Dyke, Lori Freese.

Artistic Director Gregory Boyd had the crowd enthralled while describing the upcoming shows and their history one of which is closely related to Houston and it's art! The show "RED" which will be playing in the smaller theatre is about Rothko who's famous chapel is in the Museum District. John Logan’s intense and exciting two-character bio-drama opens in March.

The very first two shows are the world premier of Ether Dome and Dividing the Estate. Ether Dome is an emotionally challenging piece highlighting the inherent contradiction of profiting from people’s illnesses in the medical industry. Dividing the Estate is written by Horton Foote who famously sets his stories in Harrison, Texas. You won't want to miss this as Bloobmerg calls it "Sharp satire about a Southern dynasty in crisis".

They are even taking Chekov's The Seagull!

Get your tickets to the new season now before they sell out, and they will. This is one of the most cohesive and well thought out season the Alley has had in recent memory.