Houston's Alley Theatre, which was severely impacted when Hurricane Harvey made landfall August 25, is currently in recovery mode, working to restore administrative and artistic facilities, provide assistance to its artists and staff, and find other venues for its new season.
Hurricane Harvey left the Alley's Neuhaus Theatre, adjacent Mitchell Lobby, prop storage, and basement dressing rooms with water damage. The theatre鈥檚 electrical systems suffered severe damage and are offline. The theatre鈥檚 Long Lobby and Hubbard Theatre, however, did not suffer any damage.
鈥淲e鈥檙e still assessing the damage Harvey inflicted upon the Theatre; it鈥檚 heartbreaking to see the destruction,鈥� said Dean Gladden, managing director of the Alley Theatre, in a statement. 鈥淏ut the Alley team, like all Houstonians, are rallying together so that we can get back to producing theatre for this great city.鈥�
The Alley鈥檚 2017鈥�2018 season will proceed with the world premiere of Rajiv Joseph鈥檚 Describe the Night at a different location. Beginning September 15, performances will play the Quintero Theatre, located at 3351 Cullen Blvd. on the University of Houston campus.
The Alley鈥檚 second world premiere of the season, Lawrence Wright鈥檚 Cleo, is proceeding with rehearsals. A venue for performances is currently in discussion.
The Alley administrative offices and box office remain closed, and online ticketing is currently unavailable. Patrons with existing tickets to Describe the Night and Cleo will be contacted when normal business operations resume.
Many of the Alley Theatre鈥檚 staff members suffered personal loss and damages from the storm. The theatre has set up a tax-deductible Employee Flood Assistance Fund to support these staff members. Visit for more information or text ALLEYSTAFF to 41444 to donate.
