Delaware Children's Theatre
Delaware Children's Theatre (DCT) has been providing exceptional and affordable live family entertainment, performance opportunities and cultural enrichment in our community for nearly 50 years. We strive to preserve the tradition of family theatre started by our founder, Marie Swajeski, while also finding and developing fresh titles to share with our audience. Our overarching goal is to bring the magic of live music and theatre to children and families in the community, and to be a vibrant and relevant source of family-friendly arts engagement.
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The award winning Delaware Children's Theatre (DCT) is currently celebrating our 50th Anniversary. The DCT is located in an historic building, built in 1892 and designed by Minerva Parker Nichols, the only woman that the 1889 Philadelphia architectural press acknowledged.
We are the only non-profit theatre in the Wilmington area devoted solely to bringing classic and original musical productions to children and families. Maintaining an historic building and keeping ticket prices affordable for families is a challenge. Please help support live musical theater for children (who may be seeing a it for the very first time)!
We hope to continue bringing theatre magic for generations to come. If you‘ve been in a musical at DCT during our 50 years, brought your children to see one, or simply believe in our mission, please donate!
We are the only non-profit theatre in the Wilmington area devoted solely to bringing classic and original musical productions to children and families. Maintaining an historic building and keeping ticket prices affordable for families is a challenge. Please help support live musical theater for children (who may be seeing a it for the very first time)!
We hope to continue bringing theatre magic for generations to come. If you‘ve been in a musical at DCT during our 50 years, brought your children to see one, or simply believe in our mission, please donate!
About Delaware Children's Theatre
Mission: Delaware Children's Theatre (DCT) has been providing exceptional and affordable live family entertainment, performance opportunities and cultural enrichment in our community for nearly 50 years. We strive to preserve the tradition of family theatre started by our founder, Marie Swajeski, while also finding and developing fresh titles to share with our audience. Our overarching goal is to bring the magic of live music and theatre to children and families in the community, and to be a vibrant and relevant source of family-friendly arts engagement.
The Delaware Children's Theatre has been entertaining audiences of all ages for over forty-seven seasons. In that time, it has grown to meet the needs of the community it serves. The DCT mission and goals have remained constant: to enrich our Children’s cultural life, to help young talent find its way to the stage, to continue a tradition of affordable quality theatre, to entertain families with exceptional theatrical experiences, and to preserve our Historic Theatre House for generations to come.
