OUR HISTORY                              Russian-Canadian Theatrical Community Centre was founded in 1999 by Nikolay Cherkasov and Andrey Kartuzov. The mandate of the organization was to promote professional Theatrical Arts in the North Toronto Community. RCTCC gathered a group of theatre professionals, and held a casting call for youth artists interested in theatrical career and education.                     In 2000, the theatre was granted access to the Russian House, where the organization could grow and develop. Russian House became the home for the four new productions that premiered in the next two years. “12 months” opened the season on Jan 14th, 2000, as a Christmas musical with a magical story and a happy ending. Following the first major production was a fairytale - “Lady Cat’s Mansion” that was brought to the theatres of North York on October 1st, 2000. The next year, the theatre marked the opening of the season with the premier of a well-known story - “Cinderella”. RCTCC wanted to bring Russian and Canadian communities closer together, and “Cinderella” was played in two languages. On November 3rd, 2002, “Musicians from town Bremen” brought a general acceptance to the organization as the first professional Youth theatre in North York                 At that point, RCTCC educated more than 100 actors who became professionals in theatrical arts. It was time for a more challenging project. In 2004, Artistic and Administrative staff came together to decide on the budget development plan in order to produce its first semi-professional production. RCTCC filed an application with the Ontario Arts Council, and was approved the funding for the production of “Wit Works Woe” by Aleksadr Griboedov.       In August 2008, RCTCC moved to a new location at 48 Alness Street. With the help of volunteers, actors, and artistic staff, RCTCC was able to build a real theatre with a stage, lobby, and 140 piece seating area. With the access to its own theatrical space, Russian-Canadian Theatrical Community Centre was able to triple the number of shows played each season, and is planning to double that number the following year. RCTCC has staged four new productions at the new location – "Adventures of Funtik" - children’s musical, "The Inspector General", based on the novel by Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol, famous "Nutcracker", and "Adam marries Eva" - a comedy for all ages.  Click here to view pictures of our shows!                                   In Summer 2010, RCTCC is planning to change its organizational base from community theatre to a professional theatrical company. Production of "The Idiot" will be the stepping stone in that transition. RCTCC’s goal is to employ professional actors from the community, so that it can bring more shows to the North Toronto Community.   Click here to Support Us!