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    Country Playhouse

    12802 Queensbury Ln
    Houston , TX 77006
    713-467-4497

    Website: countryplayhouse.org


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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...

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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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    BLACK BOX PRODUCTIONS: Joe Orton’s ENTERTAINING MR. SLOANE

    Presented by Country Playhouse at Country Playhouse

    May 11-May 26, 2012

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      4 out of 5 stars rating "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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