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Alley Theatre Awarded NEA Big Read Grant to Celebrate Zora Neale Hurston’s Legacy in Houston

The Alley Theatre has been honored as one of 62 organizations nationwide to receive the prestigious 2024-2025 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read grant. With $20,000 in funding, this initiative will bring Zora Neale Hurston’s literary masterpiece, Their Eyes Were Watching God, to the forefront of Houston’s cultural dialogue through a city-wide celebration in February and March 2025.