The Riverdale Children’s Theatre 

program brings together children 

from various religious and cultural backgrounds to learn about themselves, each other and the joy of performing.  Founded in 2010, it has evolved into a 501c-3 Theatre arts education program that serves families in the Bronx,  Yonkers and beyond! RCT produces full scale musical theatre productions, offers music and dance programs, and distributes thousands of dollars in scholarship 

each year so that any child can have 

access to their high quality arts program

Over 95% of their students are accepted into the competitive NYC Performing Arts High Schools, and many of our students are going on to professional careers and attending some of the nations’ top performing arts colleges and universities.  Riverdale Children's Theatre has been cited in Backstage Magazine as one of the leading children’s theatre companies in 

the United States and we were 

recognized on CNN as a  

2021“Champion for Change”