Through creative writing workshops, book discussions, and performances on Zora Neale Hurston’s “Their Eyes Were Watching God,” Alley Theatre will advance literacy and theatre. The project will center and foster dynamic cultural exchanges in Houston’s Black communities collaborating with Freedmen’s Town, Houston Public Library, Kindred Stories, Prairie View A&M University, and local high schools.
Alley Theatre
Houston, TX
NEA Big Read
FY2024
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