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Remote Houston 26 Renovation Overview 01 15 / 16 SEASON ANNUAL REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 Board of Directors Mission Statement 3 From the President of the Board of Directors 4 From the Artistic Director 5 From the Managing Director The Alley Theatre’s mission is to 7 One Man, Two Guvnors produce great theatre that embodies 8 The Other Place 11 All the Way the resident company. 13 Around the World In 80 Days 14 Grounded 17 The Christians 18 The Nether 20 Born Yesterday 22 A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story of Christmas 23 The Santaland Diaries 24 Alley All New Festival 25 Remote Houston 26 Renovation Overview 28 Education & Community Engagement 30 Development 31 Foundations and Public Agencies/ Corporations and Special Events 32 Capital Campaign Donors and Nina Vance Legacy Society Members 34 Individual Donors 38 Financials 40 Staff 41 Photo Credits 02 From the President of Board of Directors the Board of Directors Executive Committee Directors Advisory Board Dorothy was right – there’s no place Meredith J. Long+ Roger D. Aksamit Parker S. Meeks Birgitt Adenacker Chairman Emeritus Margaret Alkek Williams Trini Mendenhall Linda Bertman Robert G. Reedy Scott J. Atlas Niloufar Molavi Beverly Brannan like home! The Alley Theatre is home Chairman Gregory Bopp Joseph H. Mongrain Hether Benjamin Brown Jesse R. Marion Maria Wyckoff Boyce Stephen C. Morse Larry A. Campagna again, right where we belong, and we President Oscar K. Brown Eric Nielsen Sylvia Caracio Butch Mach Patrick Burk Katharine W. Orton David Creasey couldn't be happier! Executive Vice President John A. Carrig Trey Peacock Elsie J. Eckert Gregory M. Vesey Robert L. Cavnar Karen Peck Scott Ensell Vice President, Development Lou Cushman Robert Penshorn Betty Hardy Robert Penshorn Larry R. Dickerson Cynthia A. Petrello Eve Lieber Harrell Vice President, Finance Daniel D. Domeracki Roger B. Plank Rosalie Barker Hitchcock We completed our $46.5 million renovation and had the The Alley has been very disciplined in its approach to grand Reopening Gala on September 19th. It could not Beth Madison Gina Eandi Peter A. Ragauss Debbie McAngus long range strategic planning. This extensive planning have been more spectacular. A special thank you goes Secretary Jerry Finger* Robert G. Reedy Karen W. Pinson process has enabled the Alley to renovate the theatre and out to Roger Plank and Meredith Long who successfully expand its programming and will guide us through the Scott J. Atlas Jonathan S. Finger Arthur H. Rogers III Ron Rand co-chaired the campaign. The renovation exceeded necessary steps to continue our growth and success. Ex-Officio, General Counsel Edward M. Griffin Phillip Sarofim Shirley E. Rose all of our expectations. I’d also like to recognize Butch Thomas D. Gros John D. Schiller, Jr. James L. Salners Mach who chaired the Facilities Committee and General We do not take this success for granted. The Alley has Members At Large Robert S. Harrell C. Park Shaper Nancy B. Shelby Manager Ten Eyck Swackhamer for supervising the an outstanding Board of Directors that have guided John A. Carrig Al J. Hirshberg J. Abbott Sprague David Symonds construction project. They brought the entire renovation in and supported the growth of the theatre and a talented Jonathan S. Finger Robert B. Hixon Lois Stark+ Dancie Perugini Ware on time and on budget. That is quite an accomplishment, dedicated group of artists and administrators on the staff. Combine this with our loyal theatre patrons and donors Ron Hulme Robert M. Hopson lll J. W. Stewart Marcy Taub Wessel especially when you consider they completed the entire project in just 14 months! and you have a winning combination that has enabled Philip J. John Patricia P. Hubbard+ Anne A. Symonds Mary Ann Wilkins Ron Hulme Trent Tellepsen Amanda Woodall Roche the theatre to thrive as one of our nation’s great theatre Kenneth P. Kades This past year has been a tremendous success. The Alley Craig Jarchow Dan C. Tutcher Kevin W. Yankowsky companies for 69 years. Kathryn L. Ketelsen presented 390 performances including 51 sold-out dates. Philip J. John Dawn Ullrich Mike Loya We increased our budget 21% thanks to the support of It has been a pleasure to work together with Gregory Trey Peacock William J. Johnson Glenn Vangolen our board and individual donors, who contributed more Boyd, artistic director, and Dean R. Gladden, managing + Life Trustee Roger B. Plank Deanna Jones Gregory M. Vesey than one million dollars in new and increased donations director, over the past three years of my tenure. No one Peter A. Ragauss Kenneth P. Kades Thomas R. Walters * Deceased over the previous year. could ask for a better team. Their leadership and vision Thomas R. Walters Chris Kaitson Sharyn Weaver have been the driving force behind this organization, and With the biggest downturn in oil prices since the 1980s, they continue to thrill us each time we step into the theatre. Lynn Wyatt Kathryn L. Ketelsen Scott N. Wulfe William K. Kroger Lynn Wyatt the Houston energy industry was devastated this past year. I cannot wait to see what our 70th Season Britt Langford This had a negative effect on corporate contributions and Ex-Officio, the Alley fell one half of one percent shy of balancing has in store for the Alley. I know it will be a Thomas R. Langford Presidents’ Council its operating budget. Fortunately, the Alley has had nine fantastic and inspiring ride. J. Colter Lewis years of operating surpluses that have accumulated to Robert B. Hixon John H. Lindsey $1,648,000. The Alley will reduce this accumulated Jesse R. Marion Patricia P. Hubbard+ Meredith J. Long+ surplus by a modest $98,600 to cover the deficit. William J. Johnson Mike Loya John H. Lindsey* Butch Mach As we look to the future, we want to continue to build Katharine W. Orton Beth Madison on our significant past accomplishments and continue to T. William Porter Jesse R. Marion thrive as a theatre company. In fact, now that we have J. Abbott Sprague Nancy F. Martin expanded the capabilities of our physical plant, we expect to increase the scope of our programming and continue J.W. Stewart Nancy McGregor to push the artistic boundaries of the Alley. The Houston Dan C. Tutcher Michael E. McMahon community can expect to see the Alley continue to break new ground with our Alley All New initiative and our programming in the Hubbard and Neuhaus Theatres. 02 03 From the Artistic Director From the Managing Director The Alley has a facility second to none, and We wanted the audience experience to be our Artistic and community and educational a welcoming and enjoyable one from the programming is already reflecting the breadth, moment they walked in the door. diversity and acclaim. The premiere season in our spectacularly All the Way, Robert Schenkkan’s gripping The 2015 – 2016 Season was a year Clearly, we must have done something renovated Alley Theatre was an exceptional epic of LBJ’s tumultuous first year as President of firsts – the inaugural season in our right, because the 2015-2016 subscriptions achievement due to a passionate and was an unique collaboration with the Dallas freshly renovated theatre, the launch of were up by 37%, the highest subscription continuing effort from Board, Staff, Artists, Theatre Center, and after opening here at our major new works initiative Alley All revenue ever achieved by the Alley! We Donors and Audience members. And it the Alley, enjoyed a warmly received run at New, our first live theatre experience also had more than 14,500 new patrons was triumph in terms of a theatre season – DTC. The production also set records at the outside of the Alley building, Remote attend productions at the Alley, and All introducing new artists, new programs, and box office – soon to be rivaled by our Around Houston – and it has been a game changer the Way was the 4th highest grossing new audiences to an Alley that enters the the World in 80 Days, which delighted for the Alley and the City of Houston. show in the Alley’s history, selling out 13 future with an expanded vision of what a audiences with an adventurous adaptation of performances during the run. Our mission 21st century theatre company can be. Verne’s classic, translated into pure theatre. The opening of the renovated theatre was to provide the best theatre experience to The chilling Grounded represented the Alley the culmination of a valiant and audacious our audience has paid off, and we are so The Alley has a facility second to none, and debut of another American writer, the brilliant journey, and we now have a state-of-the- grateful to everyone who has joined us. our Artistic and community and educational George Brant, with his tour de force play on art facility that will serve the community for programming is already reflecting the both the cost and the price of drone warfare, generations. We are capable of mounting All our achievements are due to our breadth, diversity and acclaim. while Born Yesterday was a splendidly even larger, more technically complicated, exceptional Board of Directors under the designed and acted valentine to one of and more visually spectacular shows. With enthusiastic leadership of President Jesse these new possibilities comes an even Marion and Chairman Rob Reedy. Their The season began with One Man, Two the American Theatre’s great comedies, greater commitment to producing the most continued support has made our financial Guvnors, a showcase for the company especially lively in an election year. artists in this 1960’s era update of Goldoni’s thought-provoking, innovative, and inspiring stability and artistic success the envy of famous farce.
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