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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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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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 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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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 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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The Company Onstage offers a full season of children’s theatrical productions, as well as classic plays for adults.
Contact number: (713) 726-1219
Location: 536 Westbury Square, Houston, TX 77035
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AD Players (formerly the After Dinner Players) is one of Houston’s largest resident theaters and the nation’s oldest professional Christian theater. The theater company currently operates out of six different locations, including its children’s theater inside St. Luke’s United Methodist Church.
Contact number: (713) 526-2721
Location: 3471 Westheimer Road, Houston, TX 77027
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InterActive Theater Company presents multicultural theatrical productions for children and their families. Tickets are available through the box office.
Contact number: (713) 862-7122
Location: 1548 Heights Boulevard, Houston, TX 77008
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The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts is a sparkling performing arts complex. The 2,650-seat Fayez Sarofim Hall is designed for a broad range of presentations; the 500-seat Selim K. Zilkha proscenium theater boasts a full orchestra pit; and ample rehearsal spaces serve a performing arts school.
Contact number: (713) 315-2525
Location: 800 Bagby Street, Houston, TX 77002
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