About DTC

The mission of Delaware Theatre Company is to create theatre of the highest professional quality in Delaware and thereby enrich the vitality of the area through artistic programming, education and community service.

About Delaware Theatre Company

Delaware Theatre Company, founded in 1979 and currently celebrating its 29th season, is one of Delaware's premier cultural institutions. In its beautiful 389-seat facility on Wilmington, Delaware’s Christina Riverfront, DTC serves over 38,000 adults and 5,000 students annually. DTC’s programming includes a mix of the classics as well as contemporary plays and musicals. Under the leadership of Producing Director Anne Marie Cammarato, DTC is quickly becoming a home for new works, with the goal of producing a world premiere each season. Past world premieres at DTC include Partners by Allan Katz, Stinkin’ Rich by Henry Woronicz, Wake Up, Lou Riser by Kia Corthron, and Open Charge by Richard Thomsen. DTC’s artistic programming has been awarded 8 Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre by the Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia.

In addition to its artistic work, the Theatre’s award-winning education and outreach programming includes the Delaware Young Playwrights Festival (a state-wide playwriting contest for middle and high school-aged students that culminates in professional productions of three winning scripts), theatre classes for children and adults, and a popular summer theatre camp, Summer on Stage. DTC has been nationally recognized for its work with Youth at Risk, including Totally Awesome Kids (a yearly program for children and adults with cognitive disabilities) and Arts Across the Curriculum at Ferris School for Boys in Wilmington. DTC has also created innovative programs which use theatre to combat teen addictions and the spread of HIV/AIDS among adolescents. At the 1999 Barrymore Awards, DTC received the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News Award for Excellence in Theatre Education and Community Service.

Delaware Theatre Company is a proud member of the League of Resident Theatres, Theatre Communications Group, Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia, the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, and the Arts Consortium of Delaware.

To read more about DTC's history, click here.