The House was founded in 2001 by a group of friends from the British American Drama Academy and Southern Methodist University with the mission of exploring the ideas of Community and Storytelling in order to create a unique theatrical experience for audience members.
[3] The genre-bending Valentine Trilogy spanned three seasons and established the House's dedication to exploring the ideas of Community and Heroes through Storytelling and the use of music.
Playwright and songwriter Allen crafted an epic rock 'n’ roll drama about a small band of cowboys who hit the open range with more than cattle herding on their minds.
In 2006 the company mounted the concluding chapter, Valentine Victorious, which found reluctant hero Elliot Dodge taking on the corrupt streets of 1930s Chicago while battling his own demons.
Chicago Tribune Theatre Critic called it "a fresh, guileless, quirky and entirely lovable celebration of high school memories and small-town goodness, told in the accessible, youthful spirit of the iconic comic book.
Of its final season, board president Renee Duba said “Thanks to the hard work and patience of so many—as well as the Shuttered Venue Operating Grant funding we qualified for—we were able to rise from the challenges of the initial pandemic hibernation and point the company in a new direction ...