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Bronx, lived and worked here my whole life. and so a program like this was sorely lacking. >> rct offers everything from college prep to full-scale production, and no child is ever turned away for financial reasons. ♪ its not just theater that theyre working on, right? theyre working on life. theyre learning confidence, and theyre learning courage and trust, learning how to trust each other. and its wonderful to see it all come together. ♪ everything thats happened the last year, obviously w...

Take it out into their lives. ♪ >> ten years ago derrick woods and becky lillie woods created the riverdale childrens theater and overtime its become a second home for hundreds of kids in the bronx. >> they are a great influence on me for life skills and performing skills and everything in between. >> im born and raised in the bronx, lived and worked here my whole life, and so a program like this was sorely lacking. >> rct offers everything from college audition prep to full-scale productions,...

Created the riverdale childrens theater. >> theyre a great influence on me for life skills and performing skills and everything in between. >> im born and raised in the bronx, lived and worked here my whole life, so a program like this was sorely lacking. >> reporter: rct offers college audition prep to full scale productions and no child is ever turned away for financial reasons. ♪ no, no, no ♪ >> its not just theater theyre working on, right? theyre working on life. theyre learning confide...