Houston, TX

THE COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE INC

EIN 74-6051824

Arts, Culture & Heritage Performing Arts Children & youth

Mission

Queensbury Theatre (dba The Country Playhouse Inc.) exists to serve the diverse community and culture of West Houston by providing exceptional theatrical entertainment and education while creating an environment where Houston artists and teachers can do meaningful work.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About THE COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE INC

The Country Playhouse Inc. is a long-established Houston 501(c)(3) nonprofit theatre organization that operates publicly as Queensbury Theatre. Founded in 1956, the organization produces professional main-stage seasons and operates an active performing-arts education wing (the Tribble School for the Performing Arts). Queensbury Theatre runs both a 250-seat proscenium main stage and a smaller black-box space and continues year-round programming and youth education. In recent seasons (2023–2025) the company has presented mainstage productions while maintaining its Tribble School classes and seasonal camps; the Tribble School serves several hundred students per semester and provides scholarships and outreach programming to the community.

Notable achievements

Longstanding community theatre (est. 1956)

Founded in 1956 as Country Playhouse, the organization has operated continuously for decades and re-established its presence as a professional nonprofit company serving West Houston.

State-of-the-art facility and rebrand

In 2015 the company moved into a rebuilt, modern facility with a 250-seat main stage and a 100-seat black-box theatre and adopted the Queensbury Theatre identity to reflect its expanded professional and educational mission.

Large-scale performing-arts education program

The Tribble School for the Performing Arts is a major programmatic arm, serving roughly 350–400 students per semester with classes, camps, and scholarship-supported training in theatre, voice and dance.

At a glance

Total assets: $3.9M
Annual revenue: $1.2M
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 74-6051824
Location: Houston, TX
Website: www.queensburytheatre.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Officially recognized as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization (federal recognition dating to the late 1950s).

Listed and reviewed on national nonprofit data platforms and arts directories as a longstanding Houston theatre organization (operating publicly as Queensbury Theatre / formerly Country Playhouse).

Recipient of local arts support and inclusion in Texas arts program listings and local grant/funding initiatives; maintains a public donor program and formal fundraising campaigns to support programming and scholarships.

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