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Country Playhouse is Houston's longest-running community theatre.

In early 1956 the Country Playhouse was founded by a group of hardworking individuals, all with one common interest; a love for theatre. Their first play was Personal Appearance by Lawrence Riley and was performed at memorial Drive Elementary School. Their first production made a profit of $112.

In 1958 the Playhouse relocated to the old Veteran’s Hall on Katy Road. The place was an old abandoned church in a state of disrepair, but by 1960 the Playhouse had raked in profits of $6000 - enough to build their own building on the property. The barn-like structure of The Country Playhouse continued to delight audiences with performances until they were forced to move when their property was purchased by Joe Johnson, and is now part of Memorial City Mall.

In 1981, The Country Playhouse found its latest and greatest home in what is now Town & Country Village and remains there today.

The Cerwinske Stage (named after charter members Herb & Alceste Cerwinske) holds a capacity crowd of 226. Black Box Productions (comprising cutting edge, commercial plays) are mounted on the smaller stage, which also hosts the annual live readings of original works that frequently go on to full production staging elsewhere. The Playhouse also provides adult and children's acting classes under the professional eye of Barbara Lasater.

We are located just Southwest of the I-10/Beltway Intersection.

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    Country Playhouse

    12802 Queensbury Ln
    Houston, TX 77006

    Phone: 713-467-4497   |   Official Website

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    02/24/12- 03/10/12

    Proposals by Neil Simon Country Playhouse Proposals by Neil Simon Presented by Country Playhouse at Country Playhouse February 24-March 10, 2012 The Country Playhouse (voted through Houston Community Newspapers as Best Community Theatre of 2010) presents Proposals by Neil Simon, with Karen Daugherty directing. The show will run on the Cerwinske Stage from February 24 to March 10, 2012. Proposals is a memory play that recalls the last time the Hines family gathered at their retreat in the Poconos one summer in 1953: an idyllic afternoon of animated, overlapping romantic...

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    02/24/12- 03/10/12

    Proposals by Neil Simon Country Playhouse Proposals by Neil Simon Presented by Country Playhouse at Country Playhouse February 24-March 10, 2012 The Country Playhouse (voted through Houston Community Newspapers as Best Community Theatre of 2010) presents Proposals by Neil Simon, with Karen Daugherty directing. The show will run on the Cerwinske Stage from February 24 to March 10, 2012. Proposals is a memory play that recalls the last time the Hines family gathered at their retreat in the Poconos one summer in 1953: an idyllic afternoon of animated, overlapping romantic...

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    01/13/12- 01/28/12	Black Box Productions: I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change Country Playhouse
    12/08/11- 12/24/11	A Christmas Carol Country Playhouse
    11/04/11- 11/19/11	Speed-the-Plow, by David Mamet Country Playhouse
    10/14/11- 10/29/11	Black Box Productions: The Retreat from Moscow by William Nicholson Country Playhouse
    10/07/11- 10/16/11	Anna in the Tropics by Nilo Cruz (at Talento Bilingüe de Houston ) TBH Center (Talento Bilingüe de Houston)
    10/06/11- 10/09/11	Murder Mystery Dessert Theatre Country Playhouse
    09/18/11	My Small Pistola (Concert Reading) Country Playhouse
    09/16/11- 10/01/11	Anna in the Tropics by Nilo Cruz (at Country Playhouse) Country Playhouse
    09/10/11	John Dunn’s MADCAP 24 - 2011 Country Playhouse
    08/20/11	Cuban Pig Roast and Cigar Rolling Exhibition AvantGarden (formerly Helios)
    08/05/11- 08/14/11	Hairspray - The Musical (LSC-CyFair) Lone Star College-CyFair, Center for the Arts
    08/05/11- 08/20/11	Black Box Productions: Agnes of God by Joel Pielmeier Country Playhouse
    07/14/11- 07/30/11	Hairspray - The Musical (Country Playhouse) Country Playhouse
    05/20/11- 06/04/11	Black Box Productions: The Drawer Boy by Michael Healey (NEW DATES) Country Playhouse
    04/22/11- 05/07/11	Come Back, Little Sheba by William Inge Country Playhouse
    03/25/11- 04/09/11	Black Box Productions: The Miracle Worker by William Gibson Country Playhouse
    03/06/11- 03/27/11	Country Playhouse 2011 New Play Reading Series (Sundays) Country Playhouse
    02/25/11- 03/12/11	The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Country Playhouse
    02/12/11- 02/14/11	Black Box Productions: A.R. Gurney's Love Letters Country Playhouse
    02/04/11- 02/05/11	Murder Mystery Dessert Theatre: The Admiral's Inheritance Country Playhouse
    01/14/11- 01/29/11	Black Box Productions: Sonia and Suzy, by Nancy Geyer Country Playhouse
    12/09/10- 12/19/10	The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, by Barbara Robinson Country Playhouse
    11/05/10- 11/20/10	The Prisoner of Second Avenue, by Neil Simon Country Playhouse
    10/25/10	Tina Sloan: Changing Shoes (at Country Playhouse) Country Playhouse
    10/15/10- 10/30/10	Black Box Productions: Brilliant Traces, by Cindy Lou Johnson Country Playhouse
    10/09/10	John Dunn's MADCAP 24 Country Playhouse
    09/17/10- 10/02/10	Sylvia, by A.R. Gurney Country Playhouse
    08/06/10- 08/21/10	Blackbox Productions: ‘ART’ by Yasmin Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton Country Playhouse
    07/08/10- 07/24/10	Hello, Dolly! Country Playhouse
    06/11/10- 06/26/10	Black Box Double Feature: Tuesdays with Morrie & A Life in the Theatre Country Playhouse
    05/07/10- 05/22/10	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Country Playhouse
    04/11/10	Country Playhouse 2010 New Play Reading Series: Jeffrey Strausser's THE DECORATOR Country Playhouse
    04/09/10- 04/24/10	Seascape Country Playhouse
    04/04/10	Country Playhouse 2010 New Play Reading Series: Vanessa Del Fabbro's THE ROAD TO HOME Country Playhouse
    03/28/10	Country Playhouse 2010 New Play Reading Series: Nicholas M. Garelick's RADIANT STAR PALADIN PLEIONE Country Playhouse
    03/21/10	Country Playhouse 2010 New Play Reading Series: Dennis Porsnuk's CURBS Country Playhouse
    03/14/10	Country Playhouse 2010 New Play Reading Series: Henry Feldman's THE PICKLE JAR Country Playhouse
    03/12/10- 03/27/10	The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds Country Playhouse
    03/07/10	Country Playhouse 2010 New Play Reading Series: John Kaiser's HYPERION Country Playhouse
    02/05/10- 02/20/10	Pig Farm Country Playhouse
    01/08/10- 01/30/10	Rent Country Playhouse
    12/04/09- 12/19/09	The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Country Playhouse
    10/23/09- 10/24/09	Murder Mystery Dessert Theatre Country Playhouse
    09/18/09- 10/03/09	Waiting in the Wings Country Playhouse
    08/28/09- 09/12/09	The House of Yes Country Playhouse
    08/22/09	MADCAP 24 Country Playhouse
    07/10/09- 07/25/09	The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Country Playhouse
    05/15/09- 05/30/09	Lend Me A Tenor Country Playhouse
    04/24/09- 05/09/09	Orphans Country Playhouse
    04/03/09- 04/18/09	Little Women: The Musical Country Playhouse
    03/13/09- 03/28/09	In The Bar of a Tokyo Hotel Country Playhouse
    03/01/09- 04/05/09	Country Playhouse 2009 New Play Reading Series (Sunday nights) Country Playhouse
    03/01/09	The Comfort of Anger Country Playhouse
    02/20/09- 03/07/09	Amadeus Country Playhouse
    02/13/09- 02/14/09	Love Letters (2 performances only!) Country Playhouse
    02/08/09	First Annual Country Playhouse Fundraiser/Silent Auction and New Season Unveiling
    01/16/09- 01/31/09	How I Learned to Drive Country Playhouse

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    • Event Name: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
      "Putnam County Pleases"
      Review posted by: Jim Tommaney from Houston, TX, Mar 06, 2011
      

      "Spelling Bee" aims to please and hits its mark, under the talented direction of O'Dell Hutchison, as he marshals six talented children (played by adults) through their paces. Especially outstanding... Expand

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      "Spelling Bee" aims to please and hits its mark, under the talented direction of O'Dell Hutchison, as he marshals six talented children (played by adults) through their paces. Especially outstanding in a talented cast is Richard Solis as a bespectacled speller with a magic foot that spells for him, as well as Chris Patton, who sings beautifully and moves with wit. In a minor role as a school warden, Tamar Siler nails the humor and delights us with a strong, clear voice. All the "children" have their day in the sun, and ceate a credible and entertaining ensemble. The limited audience participation worked so well that the participants might have been "plants" - but they weren't. You won't leave the theatre humming the music, and the lyrics aren't meant to be memorable, but they serve well to further the narrative. For laughter and warmth, and a really good time, get to the Country Playhouse fot a charming trip down nostalgia lane. Collapse

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