Backstage at the Alley

Taking advantage of an empty shell on top of a 13-story parking garage next to its home in downtown Houston, the Alley Theatre has expanded its technical services into the five-story, 75,000-sq.-ft. Center for Theatre Production that opened in November 2002. Designed by the Houston architectural firm of Ziegler Cooper, this “theatre-making laboratory in the sky” houses state-of-the-art shops for scenery, costumes, and props, as well as three rehearsal spaces, new administrative offices, and