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. >>> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
WELCOME TO GREAT DAY HOUSTON.
OKAY.
OKAY.
OKAY. SO
OKAY. SO WHERE ELSE CAN YOU CELEBRATE
FRIENDSHIPS, EXPERIENCE THE
MAGIC OF A GENIE, WHOLE NEW
WORLD, TELL A LOVE STORY, A
TALE AS OLD AS TIME, BEAUTY AND
THE EAST.
THE EAST.
THE EAST. WE DID IT IT.
YOU'RE INVITED TO THE THEATER
DISTRICT OPEN HOUSE WHERE
THEY'LL PULL BACK THE CURTAIN
ON THE NEXT SEASON.
JOINING US WITH DETAILS WELCOME
WELCOME THE CEO OF THE
DISTRICT.
DISTRICT.
DISTRICT. GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING. NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE, IF YOU
START SINGING ONE OF THOSE
SONGS, PEOPLE WILL SING ALONG
WITH YOU.
WITH YOU.
WITH YOU. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> LET'S GO BACK TO WHERE YOU
WERE FIRST AWARE OF THE THING
CALLED THEATER.
CALLED THEATER. >> OH IT WAS PROBABLY WENT I
WENT TO THE ALLEY THEATER.
I GOT TO GO TO THE THEATER IN
THE ROUND AND GO TO A CAMP
THERE AND PERFORM.
IT WAS WONDERFUL.
THAT'S WHAT I DID AFTER SCHOOL.
>> IN FACT, YOU HAVE A
NECKLACE.
NECKLACE.
NECKLACE. >> I DO.
>> I DO.
>> I DO. I HAVE A NECKLACE FROM THE
ALLEY THEATER.
ALLEY THEATER. I DUG IT OUT OF A DRAWER AND
BROUGHT IT TO A MEETING ONCE
WITH THE ALLEY.
THEY WENT WE DON'T DO THIS
ANYMORE.
ANYMORE.
ANYMORE. WE HAVEN'T SEEN THESE.
IT WAS -- IT'S VERY SPECIAL.
IT'S WHEN IRIS SIFT AND NITA
VANCE WERE THERE.
IT'S WHEN YOU HAD A BIG ORANGE
NOTEBOOK WITH STAGING,
COSTUMES.
COSTUMES.
COSTUMES. IT WAS GREAT.
>> ALLISON, WHEN DID THEATER
COME INTO YOUR LIFE.
>> IT WAS IN COLLEGE.
I STARTED WITH PASSION IN HAIR
AND MAKE UP.
I WENT TO AUBURN UNIVERSITY AND
FOUND A SEGMENT IN THE THEATER
PROGRAM THAT HAD THE
AVAILABILITY FOR HAIR AND MAKE
UP.
UP.
UP. I
UP. I FOUND THE LOVE FOR THEATER.
>> OFTEN TIMES WE SEE THE
PERSON ON THE STAGE, BUT
THERE'S SO MUCH THAT GOES ON.
PEOPLE SAY WE HAVE TO WORK AS A
TEAM.
TEAM.
TEAM. THIS IS AN AREA IT SHOWS YOU
CAN WORK AS A TEAM.
>> WE'VE GOT TO BUILD OUT THE
STAGE, DESIGN THE COSTUMES,
HAIR, WIG, MAKE UP, THE WHOLE
CABOODLE.
CABOODLE.
CABOODLE. YOU COULD BLIND ME AND I'D KNOW
I WAS IN THE THEATER.
>> YOU'D START THEATER.
>> NO, MA'AM, TRYOUTS WERE LAST
MONTH.
MONTH.
MONTH. >>
MONTH. >> THIS YEAR THERE'S A PIANO ON
FISH PLAZA.
FISH PLAZA. THERE'S A SIGN THAT SAYS PLAY
ME.
ME.
ME. YOU
ME. YOU CAN COME, PLAY, SING, BE
THE STAR RIGHT THERE.
>> THAT'S PRETTY FUN, PRETTY
COOL.
COOL.
COOL. >>
COOL. >> IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT.
THERE'S GOING TO BE A GUITAR
AND PIANO FOR EVERYBODY TO COME
AND PLAY.
AND PLAY.
AND PLAY. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. SPEAKING OF WHAT, WE'RE GOING
TO COME AND PLAY.
WHAT'S PLAYING ON STAGE THIS
SEASON?
SEASON?
SEASON? >> OH IT'S REALLY EXCITING.
SO THE BALLET IS CELEBRATING
THEIR 50th YEAR.
TUTS IS LEADS OFF WITH A CHORUS
LINE.
LINE.
LINE. THE
LINE. THE MUSIC AND DANCE IS SO
WONDERFUL IN THAT.
SOCIETY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
IS BRINGING JEFF GOLDBLOOM IN.
WHO KNEW HIM FROM THE FLY AND
EVERYTHING HAS A JAZZ BAND?
IT'S ALVIN ALLEY DANCERS COMING
IN.
IN.
IN. >>
IN. >> BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA,
CATS, HELLO DOLLY, RIGHT?
THE BANDS COME FROM AWAY AND
MORE.
MORE.
MORE. >>
MORE. >> COME FROM AWAY IS SUCH A
SPECIAL STORY.
SPECIAL STORY. IT JUST HAUNTS YOU THE WAY THEY
PUT THAT TOGETHER AFTER 9/11
WHEN ALL PLANES HAD TO COME
DOWN FROM THE SKY.
ALL THESE PEOPLE ENDED UP IN
NEW FINLAND.
NEW FINLAND. A SMALL POPULATION THEN ALL OF
A SUDDEN THERE WERE 7000
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. >> THERE'S AN OPEN HOUSE.
WHAT IS THAT GOING TO ENTAIL?
>> THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON,
STARTS AT NOON.
ALL THE THEATERS WILL BE OPEN.
THERE WILL BE PERFORMANCES NOON
TO 5:00.
TO 5:00.
TO 5:00. THERE WILL BE ACTIVITIES
OUTSIDE TOO, ARTS AND CRAFTS,
LIVE MUSIC ON THE STREET, THEN
INSIDE, WE'LL HAVE A JAZZ WITH
KENDRICK SCOTT, HOUSTON'S OWN,
AT 4:00.
AT 4:00.
AT 4:00. THERE'S MUSIC AND DANCE.
EVERYBODY COME.
EVERYBODY COME. THERE'S FOOD TRUCKS.
>> PULL BACK THE CURTAIN AND
YOU'LL GET TO SEE A GLIMPSE OF
WHAT YOU ALL DO.
I MENTIONED THE DIFFERENT TYPES
OF JOBS.
OF JOBS.
OF JOBS. WE HAVE THINGS ON THE TABLE
THAT YOU WORK WITH ALL THE
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. I
TIME. I WENT BACKSTAGE IN MEMPHIS.
I CAME ACROSS THE WIG ROOM.
I WAS LIKE WHAT.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> THIS IS AMAZING.
>> IT'S REALLY COOL.
>> WALK US THROUGH THIS.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK ACTORS
JUST KIND OF GET A WIG OFF LINE
AND THAT'S HOW THEY DO IT.
THERE'S A TEAM OF PEOPLE
DEDICATED TO MAKING CUSTOM WIGS
FOR OUR ACTOR WHICH REQUIRES US
TO TAKE A BUBBLE OF THEIR HEAD
WHICH HAS THEIR EXACT HAIRLINE
ON IT.
ON IT.
ON IT. FROM THERE, WE LAY LACE ONTO A
FOUNDATION THAT LOOKS SIMILAR
TO THIS.
TO THIS.
TO THIS. IT'S USUALLY 80 TO $100 A YARD
FOR THIS.
FOR THIS.
FOR THIS. IT'S EXPENSIVE.
IT'S EXPENSIVE. HAIR RANGES THAT MUCH TOO.
WE'LL TAKE A TINY HOOK CALL 9 A
VENTILATING HOOK.
VENTILATING HOOK. WE'LL TIE IN A HAIR ONE BY ONE.
>> I WANT TO MAKE AN ORDER.
THIS IS CRAZY.
ARE THESE THE WIGS FROM
PRODUCTIONS?
PRODUCTIONS? >> THIS IS ONE I'M CURRENTLY
WORKING ON FOR WINTERS TALE.
THIS WILL BE IN THERE.
THIS IS FROM A VIEW FROM A
BRIDGE WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY
WORN BY AN ACTOR ON OUR STAGE.
>> WOW.
>> WOW.
>> WOW. WHEN IT COMES TO THEATER, I
THINK THERE'S SUCH VALUE IN
KIDS GETS INTO ARTS THIS WAY.
WHETHER THEY HIT A PROFESSIONAL
STAGE OR NOT, TO GET ON STAGE
AND BE PART OF SOMETHING.
TO BE PART OF SOMETHING SO
VALUABLE.
VALUABLE.
VALUABLE. YOUR MESSAGE TO PARENTS IN
TERMS OF KIDS SAYING I MIGHT
>> IT BUILDS CONFIDENCE.
IT CREATES JUST A DISCIPLINE.
IT'S A WAY TO TELL A STORY THAT
THEY MAY NOT HAVE ANOTHER
OUTLET TO TELL THAT STORY BY.
THERE'S JUST -- IF YOU'RE
GOING TO PLAY THE VIOLIN OR THE
PIANO, YOU LEARN MATH.
THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT
CREATIVE TOOLS WHEN YOU'RE PART
OF ART.
OF ART.
OF ART. BUILDING, SEWING, COSTUMES.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ON A
STAGE.
STAGE.
STAGE. IT
STAGE. IT CAN BE BEHIND.
>> I INTERVIEWED CHERYL.
SHE GOT OFF THE STAGE AT 10
YEARS OLD.
YEARS OLD. SHE WAS ANNIE IN ANNIE GET YOUR
GUN.
GUN.
GUN. EVERYBODY STARTED CLAPPING.
SHE SAID SHE LOOKED AND GOES
I'M GOING TO WANT THE REST OF
THIS FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.
IT MADE HER BETTER AT HER OTHER
ACADEMICALLY AS WELL.
YOU HAVE TIME MANAGEMENT AND
ALL THOSE THINGS.
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO SOMEBODY
TAT'S THINKING, I WANT TO DO
THIS?
THIS?
THIS? >>
THIS? >> IT'S SUCH A WELL OILED
MACHINE.
MACHINE.
MACHINE. IN THEATER, THERE ARE SO MANY
FACETS AND THINGS YOU CAN DO.
YOU HAVE A TECHNICIAN AND
SOMEBODY WHO'S BUILDING OR
SEWING OR LIGHT DESIGN.
THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT
POSITIONS IN THERE.
IT'S A REALLY MAGICAL PLACE TO
BE AT EVERY DAY.
>> I HAVE FRIEND WHO IS PLAYED
BROADWAY AND CAME AND PLAYED AT
ALLEY.
ALLEY.
ALLEY. THEY SAID WOW WE LOVE IT DOWN
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. THEY'RE LIKE BROADWAY EH, BUT
THE ALLEY-WE ALWAYS THINK
SOMETHING IS BETTER SOME PLACE
ELSE.
ELSE.
ELSE. WE
ELSE. WE HAVE A VIBRANT THEATER.
>> WE HAVE AN UNBELIEVABLE
PERFORMING ARTS AND THEATER
THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
WE LOVE DOWNTOWN GEOGRAPHICALLY
THEATERS ARE TOGETHER.
IT'S EASY TO GET FROM THE HOBBY
CENTER TO ALLEY TO JONES.
THROUGHOUT THE CITY, DOWN THE
STREET IS 80 PLAYERS.
IT'S A WEALTH.
TICKETS ARE REALLY AFFORDABLE.
AT THEATER DISTRICT OPEN HOUSE
IS A DAY YOU CAN GET DISCOUNTED
TICKETS, ONE DAY ONLY.
EVEN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, ALL
OF THE THEATERS MAKE IT
ACCESSIBLE.
ACCESSIBLE. >> FOR PEOPLE, THEY ASK US, HOW
CAN I BREAK IN?
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BREAK IN ON
THE TOP RATED PLAY.
DO SOMETHING AT YOUR CHURCH.
DO THE CRAFT.
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR US TO
VALUE THE ARTS IN THIS
COMMUNITY?
COMMUNITY? >> OH.
>> OH.
>> OH. THE ARTS GIVES YOU SUCH A
SPIRIT, SUCH JOY.
THANK YOU DEBORAH FOR
EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR THE ARTS.
ESPECIALLY AFTER HARVEY.
JUST WE WOULD HAVE BEEN LOST
WITHOUT THE ARTS DURING THAT
PERIOD OF TIME.
>> IT'S KIND OF LIKE A
HYSTERICAL MARKER IF YOU WILL.
YOU GET OUT OF EVERY MUSICAL OR
PLAY WHAT YOU BRING WITH IT.
THAT MAKES EVERYBODY'S
EXPERIENCE UNIQUE IN THAT YOU
PUT YOUR OWN SPIN ON SOMETHING.
>> IT'S VERY PERSONAL.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YOU THINK I WASJOKING ABOUT
ORDERING A WIG.
I'M GOING TO SHOW UP DOWN TO
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. THE
HERE. THE OPEN HOUSE IS FREE AND
HAPPENS ON SUNDAY.
FOR DAY OF ACTIVITIES,