Purple Box Theater
About
Friendswood's Dedicated Kids' Theater Studio
Purple Box Theater is a youth-focused theater company serving the south Houston suburbs from its Parkwood Avenue studio in Friendswood. It specializes in training kids and teens and producing junior musicals all year round.
Classes and Productions
Separate tracks for kids and teens, plus competitive and showcase troupes. Options include:
- Kids (ages 5-13) and Teens (13-17) classes in acting, improv, singing, dance, and voice
- Full productions of junior musicals - James and the Giant Peach Jr, Annie Jr, Shrek Jr
- Boom! Show Kids and Out of the Box performance troupes
- 1-week Monday-Friday summer camps ending with a Friday showcase
What's Included
- Competitive teams travel to Junior Theater Festival and Musical Theater Competitions of America
- Private coaching and master classes (Level Up, Acting 101 for Kids)
- Full-production experience with costumes, sets, and real audiences
- Small-group instruction so every student gets stage time
Experience
The destination studio for serious south-Houston theater kids - the Junior Theater Festival travel teams alone set Purple Box apart from most suburban theater schools. A particularly good fit for kids who want musical-theater-specific training (not just general drama) and who thrive on performance opportunities.