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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. Additional weekend matinees augment the summertime schedule to better accommodate families with young children.
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October 27, 1961. Tickets for the first show sold for $ 1.50 and the original building at 1410 W 43rd Street would not get air conditioning until its second season. The theatre remained on 43rd Street until 2008, when the theatre moved to a modern facility at 4106 Way Out West Drive. In 2020 the
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Developing a strong local theatre community is a cornerstone of
Theatre Suburbia's program. An effort is made to showcase at least one play by a playwright from within the local regional community. The theatre hosts an annual script contest in which prospective playwrights can submit an original
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Elements of a classic melodrama include a plot-driven story with exaggerated stereotypical characters (invariably including a virtuous victim, an unequivocally evil villain, and a larger-than-life hero). Dialog is usually exaggerated, augmented by straightforward plot devices. Melodramas, while
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Before each show, the audience is provided with tips for interacting with the performers: cheer for the hero, boo the villain, and always feel free to throw handfuls of popcorn anytime the villain should venture too close to the audience.
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Theatre Suburbia's directors and actors, the melodrama takes on a very Texas style and flavor. Western frontier themes are favored in the scripts and wholesome hometown cowboys are typically the preferred hero.
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script to be considered for the summer production. Several first-time playwrights have had their scripts produced on stage at
Theatre Suburbia and then gone on to have their plays published or performed at other theatres.
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Suburbia produces a 7-show season of modern classics, dramas, comedies and new plays. The annual season runs from September through August. A typical season includes a mystery (often a classic
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Suburbia's annual production of a classic melodrama sets it apart from other community theatre companies. Every summer the company produces a classic melodrama.
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popular in the 19th century, are seldom taken seriously by modern dramatists. More often, they are lampooned (or simply left to Dudley-Do-Right cartoons).
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