The mission of Rose Children’s Theatre (RCT) is to strengthen our community by empowering children and their families through the experience of performing arts and the magic of theater. RCT is a community-based theatre founded by Celeste Rose in 1978 to help introduce the performing arts to the youth of Lane County. RCT became a non-profit organization in 1989. Since then, RCT has operated independently with support from private donations, grants, and volunteer based fund-raising.