Alexis Greene (1946 - 2026)

Alexis Greene (1946-2026)

Alexis died on September 10, having suffered from ALS. She had had some symptoms prior to being diagnosed last November. Her mind was excellent until the end. She enjoyed the visits of friends and family throughout her illness, but she suffered in every physical way – her breathing crises were frequent, her pain was nearly constant, she could not walk or stand on her own, nor eat nor swallow nor speak. The treatments to slow her symptoms had minimal if any effect. The disease won, as it always does with ALS.

Her life’s work was about and for women in the theater. I would like to take a moment to reflect upon this. She was a dedicated and passionate historian and scholar, an author or editor of eleven books and many articles on the theater, a reviewer of productions on Broadway and in every other venue where plays are staged in NYC, a Tony Award voter, a co-founder of Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of America, a site visitor for the National Endowment for the Arts, a member of the board of the League of Professional Theater Women, and a teacher of theater at NYU, City University, and the University of Bridgeport. She was withal a vibrant personality, an eager gardener — and a wonderful cook. I am blessed that she was my ever-so-loving wife for nearly forty years.

May you rest in peace, dear Alexis, and may flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.

Gordon Hough

“Women have become recognized as valuable participants,” Greene said, “We’ve come a long way, but we need to join together to create beautiful theatre.”