Hereโs how you can watch Alley Theatreโs โA Christmas Carolโ performance for FREE
Houstonians can get in the Christmas spirit early thanks to a citywide gift from the Alley Theatre. In partnership with ConocoPhillips, Alley Theatre is offering Houstonians the opportunity to watch its โA Christmas Carolโ performance for free. From Dec. 4 - 27, Houstonians can watch a digital production of the timeless holiday classic online. For a complete viewing experience, the Alley Theatre has created a digital program that provides cast bios, sponsor backgrounds, virtual conversations and video interviews with the cast and creative team. Click here to register to receive a private link to view the digital performance of โA Chrismas Carol.โ
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Alley Theatreโs annual production of โA Christmas Carolโ is going digital this year. Hereโs how you can watch it for free
HOUSTON โ The show must go on for Alley Theatre this holiday season. A digital production of โA Christmas Carol,โ the timeless holiday classic by Charles Dickens, is in the works, and Houstonians can watch it for free. In a press conference Tuesday, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner joined the theaterโs Artistic Director Rob Melrose to announce plans for the virtual production. This holiday season, the Alley Theatre will proudly present a *free* digital production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL! โItโs going to be a very unique, very intimate โChristmas Carolโ like none youโve never seen before and its going to be special," Melrose said.
A one-man 'A Christmas Carol' fills theater need in pandemic
FILE - Jefferson Mays arrives at the "I Am the Night" FYC event in Los Angeles on May 9, 2019. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK โ What does the theater community desperately need during a time of social distancing? Tickets purchased via the show's website will automatically benefit local community theaters based on the ZIP code the user enters. It was his introduction to the theater, and he and his family would read it every year. โThey need help now.โPartner theaters include Actorsโ Playhouse, Geffen Playhouse, George Street Playhouse, La Jolla Playhouse, Sankofa Collective, South Coast Repertory, Springfield Contemporary Theatre, Theatre Tallahassee, and Vermont Stage.