Alliance Theatre On Stage
Find out more about the on-stage work at the Tony Award® winning Alliance Theatre.
The Tony Award® winning Alliance Theatre is the leading producing theater in the Southeast, which means we cast, design, build, and rehearse every piece of every show right in our own facilities.
Behind the Scenes
We have a staff of nearly 100 full-time employees who spend 52 weeks each year casting, building, and sometimes even writing between 10 and 15 productions!
First Rehearsal of Knead at Alliance Theatre (2018-10-20) by Alliance TheatreAlliance Theatre
Design Meetings
Hours of thought are put into each of our productions by award-winning creators.
First Rehearsal for Ever After at Alliance Theatre (2018-12-19) by Alliance TheatreAlliance Theatre
Set Design
Our designers storyboard the entire show on the set design, making sure it will work before building anything.
First Rehearsal for Troubdaour at Alliance Theatre (2016-12-18) by Alliance TheatreAlliance Theatre
Exploring the Show
On the first day of rehearsals, the whole cast and crew (and some of the Alliance's staff) explore the show through the storyboards, the scale model for the set, and the script, all of which is often still being tweaked.
First Rehearsal for Becoming Nancy at Alliance Theatre (2019-07-24) by Alliance TheatreAlliance Theatre
Read-Throughs
As with any show, rehearsals begin with a table read!
First Rehearsal for Becoming Nancy at Alliance Theatre (2019-07-24) by Alliance TheatreAlliance Theatre
Rehearsals
During the table read, the cast has a chance to discover not only their own characters but how the show works as a whole.
In-rehearsal performance of “Tonight Belongs to You” from The Prom (2016-07-22) by Alliance TheatreAlliance Theatre
Rehearsals
Through weeks of rehearsals, lines are memorized, the show is blocked, and each scene is worked to perfection.
Ever After at Alliance Theatre (2019-01-15) by Alliance TheatreAlliance Theatre
Opening Night
Once all these steps are completed, the show is ready for opening night!
Maybe Happy Ending Set Time-Lapse (2020-01-02) by Alliance TheatreAlliance Theatre
Set Construction
One of the most crucial aspects of a production is the set. Load-in can often take weeks and goes through many changes before opening night.
The Shows
With an extensive list of Alliance Alumni, the theater is well-known for nurturing the careers of emerging artists and producing new works, including over 140 premieres and counting.
Many shows have gone on to enjoy great success, including nine that went on to Broadway and even one to Netflix.
The Prom and Tuck Everlasting are the Alliance Theatre's two most recent productions to have gone on to Broadway. The Prom was then even turned into a film for Netflix.
Alliance Theatre's Coca-Cola Stage (2019-01-16) by Alliance TheatreAlliance Theatre
The Coca-Cola Stage
Many of the shows take place on the Alliance Theatre's main stage. In 2019, the stage underwent a $34 million dollar renovation and was officially renamed the Coca-Cola Stage.
Maybe Happy Ending Teaser (2020-01-02) by Alliance TheatreAlliance Theatre
Maybe Happy Ending
The newly redesigned Coca-Cola Stage took the Alliance Theatre's production capabilities to a new level. See for yourself in the trailer for Maybe Happy Ending.
Alliance Theatre - About Us (2011-01-04) by Alliance TheatreAlliance Theatre
About the Alliance Theatre
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