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The Odyssey at The Alley Theatre
Dates: 3/24/2023 - 4/23/2023
📍 Theatre: The Alley Theatre
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615 Texas Avenue Houston, TX 77002
Houston, TX 77002
Phone: 713-220-5700
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With rich Caribbean tones of his island home, Derek Walcott (winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature) adapts the ancient story of Odysseus, the soldier-king who spends 10 adventurous years making his way home from the Trojan War. Interspersing the story with a commentary by the blind singer Billy Blue adds richness and a musical lilt to the classic tale. While Odysseus loving wife Penelope stays chaste in Ithaca, fending off suitors ready to take the throne, Odysseus and his crew face shipwrecks, wrathful gods, sirens, monsters, incarceration, mermaids, a side trip to hell, and absolutely foul weather.
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News About The Odyssey at The Alley Theatre
Alley Theatre Cancels Performances of THE ODYSSEY
March 31, 2023 The Alley Theatre in Houston has cancelled all performances of THE ODYSSEY. The production was set to open this week and run through April 23.
Alley Theatre Announces The Cast & Creative Team For THE ODYSSEY
February 15, 2023 The Tony Award-winning Alley Theatre has announced the cast and creative team of The Odyssey, written by Nobel Prize Winner Derek Walcott. This adventure classic infused with Afro-Caribbean elements runs March 24 – April 16, 2023 in the Neuhaus Theatre and is directed by Christopher Windom.
Alley Theatre Receives $20,000 Grant For The National Endowment for the Arts
February 01, 2023 The Tony Award-winning Alley Theatre is a recipient of a 20,000 NEA Grant for Arts Projects. This month, the grant will support the launch of a new initiative that culminates during Afro-Caribbean poet and Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott's, The Odyssey. Heroes Within: A Celebration of Victorious Journeys, is a project connecting the Epic play's hero's journey to the heroic experiences pertinent to Houston's Black community.About the Theatre
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