History of the Riverside Theater

The Riverside Theatre, built inside the historic Riverside Church in Morningside Heights, is a fully-equipped, fully-staffed, 250-seat proscenium theater available to host full productions, readings, festivals, comedy nights, concerts, screenings, and more.Founded on the belief that the arts can be a transforming power in peoples’ lives, TRT has presented and provided access to performing artists from all over the world including historic ties to Alvin Ailey, Joseph Papp’s Shakespeare in the Park, and recent prominent guests from The Moth to Columbia University.An institution where the likes of Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela have brought political action and civil rights to the stage, all events are welcome at TRT.