River City Theatre Company

The 2021/2022 season of the River City Theatre Company (RCTC) represented its 31st season, culminating in a return to live performances after Covid-19 shut-down operations. For RCTCs 31st season, Irving Berlins White Christmas was performed in fall 2021. In spring 2022, RCTC performed Dreamworks Shrek the Musical. The White Christmas cast had 65 registered youth cast members, and the Shrek the Musical cast had 69 registered youth cast members. In the many previous seasons prior to Covid-19, RCTC would average anywhere from 90 to 120 registered youth cast members. This reduction in registered cast members has resulted in a significant and material negative effect on the operational revenue of the RCTC.River City Theatre Company (RCTC) provides theatre arts education for youth in school grades 1st thru 12th, in the four-county Sacramento metropolitan area by staging two or more full-length musical theatre productions each performing season, with youth as cast members. Cast members receive training and experience in singing, dancing and acting on stage from paid professional artistic staff, and perform in front of a paying audience. All youth who register for the production are not turned away: no audition is required, and all who register are in the show as ensemble regardless of experience. However, for the leading and supporting roles an audition is required.