Winston Salem Theatre Alliance

The mission of the Winston-Salem Theatre Alliance is to inspire, transform and unite the people of the Triad through a broad range of unique, diverse, and unconventional theatrical experiences. The Winston-Salem Theatre Alliance was founded by director Fred Gorelick in 1983. Gorelick, who taught advanced acting classes at the Little Theatre of Winston-Salem at the time, began producing “showcase” productions to show his students’ work to the public. His tireless energy and tenacity resulted in a permanent functioning theatre, the Winston Salem Theatre Alliance. He would later recall that starting a community theatre company “is one of those things that you only do when you are young and stupid”. Youth and stupidity notwithstanding, Gorelick and his feisty band of thespian “pioneers” built the foundations for one of Winston-Salem’s most respected theatre arts organizations.