ALLEY CONSERVATORY
Teachers 10 Hours 184 Students 32 Contact Hours 5,888
In the Summer of 2016, Alley Conservatory brought together 32 promising young theatre artists from across the Greater Houston area for a fourth consecutive year. During the five-week intensive, both middle and high school students received training in acting, voice, movement, playwriting, and slam poetry from Alley master teaching artists. Throughout the process, students also put their newfound skills to use, devising an original piece of theatre. This year, Alley Conservatory implemented a new model for its devised theatre process, working with an extant text, The Wedding Reception was a modern retelling of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The piece was enhanced by Houston Symphony’s Community Embedded Musicians, who provided Conservatory students the unique opportunity to work in tandem with live musicians.
Teen Council
This year the Alley launched its Teen Council program offering unique opportunities to deepen understanding of the inner workings of a professional theatre. Seventeen teenagers with an interest and talent in theatre, participated in theatre industry events with opportunities to engage face-to-face with theatre professionals. Activities included: attending invited dress rehearsal, presenting original works at program showcases and conferences, meet and greets with artists and staff and ushering for Alley productions.
For me, one thing that is unique about this project is how it comes together and how it is devised. Here's all of us kids with professionals making a show from scratch; that's something a lot of programs don't do. . . . As it goes on, you really see why it's important. – Anthony Daigle, Conservatory Student 8 Member of Teen Council
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