Rochester Civic Theatre

Name

Rochester Civic Theatre

Legal name

Rochester Civic Theatre

Website

https://rochestercivictheatre.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1951

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Theatre and Performing Arts

NAICS

Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (71111), Other Performing Arts Companies (71119), Performing Arts Companies (7111)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Community & Amateur Theatre (MPAGABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Classical & Contemporary Theatre (Plays/Drama) (MPAGABAH), Theatre Education, Training & Conservatories (MPAGABAN), Children’s & Youth Theatre (MPAGABAE)

Keywords

• Community theatre productions
• Performing arts education
• Live theatrical performances
• Theatre venue rentals
• Summer theatre camps

Headquarters

HQ city

Rochester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Revenue from main stage performances, summer camp performances, and Theatre for Young Audiences school day matinees. Gift certificates also sold.
2. Donations: Tax-deductible donations to the nonprofit organization, with all donations on their site going directly to the organization.
3. Sponsorship: Business sponsorship packages offering exposure to 50,000 patrons annually, ad placement in playbills, logo placement on social media and website, and complimentary tickets.
4. Advertising: Playbill advertising reaching 30,000 customers with 1/2 page color ads at $675 and full page color ads at $1,350.
5. Rental Income: Rental of costumes, puppets, props, and scenery from past productions to other theatre companies. Community partner rentals at affordable rates since 2020.
6. Merchandise: RCT merchandise sold through Bonfire online store including t-shirts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Rochester Civic Theatre is a non-profit community theatre in Rochester, MN that produces live theatrical performances across multiple venue spaces, delivers performing arts education programs for youth and adults, hosts external performing arts organizations, and rents theatrical production assets (costumes, props, and venues). The organization operates a Main Stage series, a Theatre for Young Audiences school-matinee program, summer theatre camps, voice and acting workshops, and provides four rentable performance spaces.

Product overview

Rochester Civic Theatre is a community theatre organization operating primarily as a live performance venue, offering main stage productions, black box theatre, education programs, and venue/furniture rentals. The core product consists of theatrical productions across two primary venues (Main Stage with 289 seats and Black Box with up to 125 seats), supplemented by education programming including summer camps, acting classes, and Theatre for Young Audiences school matinees. Supporting offerings include costume and prop rentals from past productions, scholarship programs for financial need-based access, sponsorship and advertising opportunities for businesses, community partner rental programs, and open audition services. The theatre also operates a studio space and lobby stage for rehearsals and events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Main Stage Productions
• Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) School Matinees
• Summer Theatre Camps
• Theatre Education Classes
• Voice and Performance Workshops
• Costume and Prop Rentals
• Venue Rentals
• Sponsorship Packages
• Playbill Advertising
• Community Partner Program

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• Absolute TheatrecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Community partner since 2020, providing home for events at affordable rental rate. Local theatre organization.
• Bliss Dance SpacecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Community partner since 2020, providing home for events at affordable rental rate. Dance studio organization.
• Calliope TheatrecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Community partner since 2020, providing home for events at affordable rental rate. Local theatre organization.
• The Dance LabcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Community partner since 2020, providing home for events at affordable rental rate. Dance organization.
• Hometown Opera CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Community partner since 2020, providing home for events at affordable rental rate. Opera company with Artistic Director Stefanie Tranchida serving as RCT vocal instructor.
• NAACP Rochester MNminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Community partner since 2020, supporting diversity and inclusion in theatre arts.
• Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF5)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Community partner, national college theatre festival program.
• Rochester Dance CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Community partner since 2020, providing home for events at affordable rental rate. Local dance company.
• Rochester Ensemble of DancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Community partner since 2020, providing home for events at affordable rental rate. Local dance ensemble.
• That Theatre CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Community partner since 2020, providing home for events at affordable rental rate. Local theatre company.
• Premier BankmajorOthers$10,000+ Marquee Maker sponsor for Season 74. Major financial supporter.
• Mayo ClinicmajorOthers$10,000+ Marquee Maker sponsor for Season 74. Major financial supporter and Rochester employer.
• Altra Federal Credit UnionmajorOthers$1,000-$9,999 Curtain Call Circle sponsor. Financial institution partner.
• Olmsted Medical CentermajorOthers$1,000-$9,999 Curtain Call Circle sponsor. Healthcare partner.
• Post BulletinminorOthers$1,000-$9,999 Curtain Call Circle sponsor. Local media outlet.
• Think BankminorOthers$1,000-$9,999 Curtain Call Circle sponsor. Financial institution partner.
• Downtown Rochester, MNminorOthers$1,000-$9,999 Curtain Call Circle sponsor. Downtown business association.
• Minnesota State Arts BoardmajorOthersState arts board providing grant funding. Visible as supporter on website.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Bonfire (merchandise platform): Online merchandise fundraising platform used by nonprofits. RCT uses Bonfire to sell branded merchandise. Not a peer in theatre, but an adjacent ecosystem participant enabling RCT's apparel revenue stream.
• Arts People: Ticketing, donation, and patron management platform purpose-built for community arts organizations. RCT uses Arts People as its primary ticketing and donation engine. An adjacent technology enabler rather than a peer.

Broad incumbents

• Guthrie Theater: Minnesota's flagship professional theatre operating multiple stages in Minneapolis. A broad incumbent in the same industry and geography that offers theatre, education programming, and venue rentals at a substantially larger scale than RCT.
• Children's Theatre Company: Minneapolis-based Tony Award-winning theatre specializing in productions for young audiences. A broader incumbent that overlaps with RCT's Theatre for Young Audiences and youth education offerings but operates at national scale.

Direct peers

• Old Log Theater: Long-running Minnesota community/professional theatre producing Broadway-style musicals in an intimate venue. Comparable in mission (community-oriented live theatre in Minnesota), scale (single venue, multi-season programming), and education/youth offerings.
• Commonweal Theatre Company: Small-town Minnesota professional theatre company producing a full season of plays and musicals. Comparable as a regional Minnesota producing theatre with educational programming, though it uses paid Equity actors rather than community volunteers.
• Stages Theatre Company: Minnesota-based theatre focused on youth and family productions with classes, camps, and mainstage shows. Comparable in its TYA focus, education programming, and community theatre model serving the Twin Cities metro area.
• The Duluth Playhouse: Regional community theatre in northern Minnesota with main stage productions and youth education programs. Comparable nonprofit theatre operating a single main venue with ticket sales, classes, and donor support.
• SteppingStone Theatre: St. Paul-based youth-focused community theatre offering classes, camps, and mainstage productions. Comparable mission around accessible theatre education and youth development programming.

Regional players

• Penumbra Theatre Company: St. Paul-based African-American focused theatre producing mainstage productions and educational programming. Comparable as a nonprofit community-rooted theatre with a strong equity/inclusion mission similar to RCT's NAACP partnership.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/RochCivicTheatre
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rochestercivictheatre
• Instagraminstagram.com/rochestercivictheatre

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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