Located on the Rice University campus, Stude Concert Hall hosts a variety of concerts open to the community.
Contact number: (713) 348-4854
Location: 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005
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Reliant Park
Reliant Park is a campus of venues which includes Reliant Stadium, Reliant Center, the Astrodome, and Reliant Arena, hosting various sporting events, entertainment performances, special events, and conventions throughout the year.
Contact number: (832) 667-1400
Location: One Reliant Park, Houston, TX 77054
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Heinen Theatre
Houston Community College’s intimate 300-seat Heinen Theatre serves as the performance home of the college’s music, dance, and drama departments, which produce several shows throughout the year. The Theatre also hosts free family performances with its “Saturdays at Central” series.
Contact number: (713) 718-6570
Location: 3517 Austin Street, Houston, TX 77004
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Czech Center Museum Houston
Established in 1995, the Czech Center Museum Houston is a non-profit organization that promotes Czech cultural heritage and history. The center includes a gallery housing art and artifacts, as well as a performance hall for concerts.
Contact number: (713) 528-2060
Location: 4920 San Jacinto Street, Houston, TX 77004
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The Country Playhouse
Founded in 1956, the Country Playhouse is a community theater offering a full season of shows, as well as acting classes for children ages seven and up.
Contact number: (713) 467-4497
Location: 12802 Queensbury Lane, Houston, TX 77024
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Main Street Theater at Chelsea Market
The winner of our 2008 Parents’ Picks quest to find the best day camp for big kids in Houston, Main Street Theater opened its second space at Chelsea Market with a 190-seat theater dedicated to the youth theater program and to large-scale MainStage classics and musicals. (The theater’s original, 92-seat venue is in Rice Village.) The youth theater program puts on children’s productions for school groups and the general public. A concession stand is open during performances.
Contact number: (713) 524-6706
Location: 4617 Montrose Boulevard, Houston, TX 77006
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Clear Creek Community Theatre
The Clear Creek Community Theatre has been serving Clear Lake since the 1960s with shows, youth programs, and workshops. In the youth apprentice program, children ages six to 18 learn about stage movement, voice, props, lighting, character development, and more. All aspects of the program lead up to a public performance by the participants.
Contact number: (281) 335-5228
Location: 18091 Upper Bay Road, Houston, TX 77058
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Applause Theatre Company
Applause Theatre Company is a non-profit, musical theater company for youths, offering acting classes, theatrical productions, musical theater summer camps, and workshops that culminate in performances.
Contact number: (281) 440-4111
Location: 6608 FM 1960 West, Houston, TX 77069
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HITS Theatre
The winner of our 2008 Parents’ Picks quest to find the best day camp for teens in Houston, HITS was founded in 1980 as a place where kids could receive professional-quality theater training. Classes are open to children from age four through 18, and HITS also produces family-oriented Broadway-style theater performances, featuring actors of all ages.
Contact number: (713) 861-7408
Location: 311 West 18th Street, Houston, TX 77008
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The Ensemble Theatre
The Ensemble also offers the Young Performers Program for children ages seven to 17, combining arts education, creative dramatics, and performance, allowing students to experience the arts through the richness of African-American creative expression. At the end of each four-week session during the summer (and one-week session during spring break), students participate in a live performance, either on stage or behind the scenes.
Contact number: (713) 520-0055
Location: 3535 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002
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