Party Watch
A champagne schmooze: Actors party with theater lovers in Houston
What: The Alley Theatre's pre-performance dinner on opening night of Other Desert Cities.
Where: The theater's Fondren Rehearsal Studio on the 16th floor.
The 411: Nearly 150 Alley patrons and sponsors joined artistic director Gregory Boyd and managing director Dean Gladden for the buffet dinner by City Kitchen and discussion on Jon Robin Baitz' acerbic family drama, which the New York Times acclaimed as "the best new play on Broadway" when it opened in 2011. Following the performance, guests gathered with cast members for champagne and schmoozing.
Who: Among notables were Christina and Steve Morse, Jane Gladden, Barbara and Tom Gros, Jackson Gray, Mady and Ken Kades, Jesse Marion, Grace and Rocky Holmes, Connie and Roger Plank, Kathy and John Orton, Clayton and Shel Erikson and Kathryn Ketelsen.