With two new company members and a lineup of new shows to be performed on both the upstairs and downstairs stages including a very different take on A Christmas Carol the Alley Theatre has announced itself ready to resume its in-person performance obligations in fall 2021 with enthusiasm.
Well, if there’s one positive to virtual programming, it’s that it’s less likely to be cancelled in the event of bad weather. Less likely, but not impossible. With that in mind, check out our list of this week’s best bets, most virtual and a couple you can attend in-person, rain gods be willing.
First up is a last call: This Sunday, May 23, is the last day to view the Alley Theatre’s virtual production of Henrik Ibsen’s
An Enemy of the People. Ibsen’s play, translated by Paul Walsh and directed here by Alley Artistic Director Rob Melrose, is about two brothers, one a doctor who discovers the water in the town’s spa is contaminated and wants it shut down and the other the town’s mayor who fears the damage a shutdown would do to their economy.
A.D. Players at The George Theater announced in January that they were going virtual for the rest of their season and the move to cyberspace begins this Friday, February 12, with
A Speck-Tacular Evening of Stories and Songs with Emily & Jake Speck. You can join A.D. Players Executive Director Jake Speck and his wife Emily Tello Speck to hear their story, from finding each other to finding their place here in Houston, and to enjoy some familiar musical theater tunes. (Take a sneak peek at Emily rehearsing Sara Bareilles’s “She Used to Be Mine” from
Waitresshere). You can purchase a ticket for $35 here, and the show will be available to stream through February 28.