Theatre Suburbia

The company is the city's longest running all-volunteer playhouse, having presented a full season of performances every year since 1961.

Theatre Suburbia was formed in the summer of 1961 and opened its inaugural season with Philip Barry's, The Philadelphia Story on October 27, 1961.

A typical season includes a mystery (often a classic Sherlock Holmes or Agatha Christie favorite), a Christmas holiday production, a play with a distinctive Texas theme or voice, a comedy, and a melodrama.

Western frontier themes are favored in the scripts and wholesome hometown cowboys are typically the preferred hero.

Theatre Suburbia calls its melodramas "summer mellerdramas", and for more than four decades, they have proven to be the most popular productions of the year among local Houston audiences.