Back Porch at Theatre Suburbia

The Back Porch

The Back Porch at Theatre Suburbia is a new and exciting event dedicated to offering a stage for our local artists to shine on. Each series will present a variety of performances which could include anything from musicians and singers to one-act plays and monologues to stand-up comedy and improv and more.

All Back Porch events are pay as you wish. No reseverations required. See you there!

Sunday, August 2, 2026
Doors @ 6:30pm / Curtain @ 7pm

Blind Justice
Wally Brannon and Joel Marlowe

Katy area residents Wally Brannon and Joel Marlowe have shared their passion for Folk-Rock and everything from the Beatles to John Prine, Neal Young, The Rolling Stones, and lots of stops in between. Blind Justice, and its various incarnations, have been favorites at local clubs like TV Rovers, The Red Lion Pub., Matthias's, Jumps, Local's, Floral and Muse, JP Hops House, the Public House and The Cellar Door. Cuthberts Journey, a collection of his music is a fun listen. This is your chance to hear their award winning music live on the BackPorch.
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Sunday, August 9, 2026
Doors @ 6:30pm / Curtain @ 7pm

Michael Hinton

Michael's professional Music career has led from Clubs and Studios of Southern California and Texas to stages all around the world. Performing with the likes of The Righteous Brothers, The Carpenters, Gary Puckett, Roger Miller, Johnny Lee, Brooks & Dunn, Highway 101, Alabama, Hal Ketchum, The Turtles, The Association, as well as Texas Blues/Rock stars Malford Miligan, David Grissom, Buddy Whittington and more. He was also the originator of Smooth Jazz Sunday Brunch Live Broadcast on the former 95.7 FM The Wave.
https://michaelhintonmusic.com/
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Sunday, August 16, 2026
Doors @ 6:30pm / Curtain @ 7pm

Maxwell Burgess: Songwriter's Swap

Join Max and his friends for an evening of original music and stories from them both. Tell a little tale... Sing a little song... Poke a little fun...
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Back Porch events are Pay as You Wish!

If you are able to, please consider making a donation to help offset our costs...
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Artist Submissions

Theatre Suburbia is pleased to open up our Back Porch to performance artists in our community seeking a stage on which to showcase their work.

To have your piece considered for inclusion, please submit your request via this form. Please note that submission does not guarantee you a spot in the line up. We will finalize our selections once the submission period has ended.

Performance pieces should be at least 20 minutes in length, but no longer than 2 hours. The number of available slots per evening will vary depending on the length of submitted pieces.

Please note that this is not a paying gig. You will not required to pay a rental fee. Audiences will not be charged for admission. Any donations collected will be retained by the theater to help offset costs incurred in hosting the event.