 In April 1970, Alford directed a benefit performance called "Bang Too" (following a 1965 benefit called "BbAaNnGg") at La MaMa.The 1970 benefit featured performances by John Vaccaro's Playhouse of the Ridiculous, Sam Shepard, and O-Lan Johnson, among many others.Alford's own play, "Thoughts", was produced at La MaMa in 1972, 1973, and 1974.