Columbia Children's Theatre

Columbia Children's Theatre is a performing arts theater in West Columbia, SC, dedicated to serving young people and their families in the Midlands. The theater produces professional theatre for youth and families, offering Mainstage performances featuring professional adult actors, as well as the YouTheatre program, which provides young actors in grades 1 through 12 the opportunity to perform fully-mounted productions. Beyond its two performance seasons, the theater runs after-school classes, summer camps, workshops with visiting artists, field trips, and in-school residencies. It holds a rating of 4.60 based on 53 reviews. Founded in 2005 by Jerry Stevenson and Jim Litzinger, the company began as a professional company presenting work at the Sarah Nance Cultural Arts Center Arts Incubator. Programming expanded over the years: in 2009, the theater moved to the second floor of Richland Mall and created YouTheatre; in 2010, it celebrated its 35th year "in Dog Years" with a production of Go, Dog. Go!; and in 2017, it relocated to the ground level of Richland Mall. The year 2019 saw the hiring of the organization's first Executive Director, Director of Finance, and Director of Marketing. The current team includes Artistic Director Jerry Stevenson, Technical Director Jim Litzinger, Artistic Associates Lisa Sendler and Anna Swearingen, Director of Operations Sadie Carr, and Costumer Donna Harvey. The YouTheatre program is divided into three companies: Peanut Butter & Jelly Players for grades 1 through 5, the Entreact Ensemble for grades 6 through 8, and CCTeens for grades 9 through 12. The theater's offices can be reached at (803) 691-4548 during weekday business hours. CCT is located inside the Brookland Lakeview Empowerment Center at 1218 Batchelor St, West Columbia, SC 29169. It is the only theater in the Midlands dedicated solely to serving young people and their families, a focus that has shaped every aspect of its work since 2005.

Services:

• After School Classes
• Field Trips
• Mainstage Performances
• Summer Camps
• YouTheatre Programs