Laura Anne Day
AN APPROPRIATELY DRAMATIC event, this year’s Alley Ball transformed the Post Oak Hotel into an old-Hollywood-themed tribute to Alfred Hitchcock. Bold red curtains framed large screens playing black and white clips of classic Hitchcock films, and the centerpieces made of dark red roses had crows hidden in them! This was the backdrop for a spellbinding night that raised $1.22 mil for the theater.
During cocktail hour, a large bar designed to look like a ‘50s-era movie-theater concessions stand occupied the main reception area. On the bar were curious boxes emanating smoke; guests who dared open them were surprised with a martini!
Before dinner was served, guests heard from the man himself, Alfred Hitchcock. Well, Alley actor Chris Salazar dressed as Hitchcock welcomed guests alongside fellow company members portraying some of the filmmaker’s most beloved characters from The Birds, Psycho, and Rear Window.
The live auction was a theater-lover’s dream, boasting a walk-on roll in the Alley’s beloved Christmas Carol and a luxury trip to enjoy The Devil Wears Prada on London’s West End up for grabs! The party progressed onto the hypnotic black-and-white dancefloor — a nod to the movie Vertigo — where revelers danced until after midnight to The Big Beyond.
Alley Theatre stages Hitchcock’s Dial M for Murder this summer as part of its Summer Chills programming.
Dean Gladden, Roger & Connie Plank, Angela & Craig Jarchow, Rob Melrose
Scarlett Hankey & Ryan Arnoult
Kelly Noel, Valerie Jalufka, Gayle Delahunt
Tony & Cynthia Petrello
Vertigo on the dancefloor!
Hector and Victoria Longoria, Carly Standley, Arturo Chavez
Health LaPray & Travis Torrence
Ford Hubbard & Renee Lewis
Derrick Shope & Brandon Bourque
Sofia & Nadeem Sheikh
Oscar Brown & Sarah Morgan
Betty Hrncir, Sidney Faust, John Hrncir
Kelly Somoza, Brandon Weinbrenner & Beth Madison
Alex and Victoria Lazar
Roger and Connie Plank
ECHO