Who We Are
Theatre33 is a multilingual nonprofit community and teaching theatre based in Bellevue, serving audiences, artists, and families across the Eastside and Greater Seattle.
As Bellevue’s only independent theatre, we create a welcoming space where immigrant communities and the next generation can stay connected to language, literature, history, and cultural heritage through live performance and education.
Through productions, classes, youth programs, and community events, Theatre33 brings together people of different cultures, backgrounds, and generations through a shared love of theatre and the dramatic arts.
Our Mission and Vision
Our Mission
Theatre33 provides quality live productions and education to audiences of all ages through the power of storytelling.
Our Vision
Theatre speaks all languages or conveys the stories in silence; it speaks about any subject, regardless of social or political agenda; it absorbs and brings to stage every culture and mindset; it survived millenniums, every war and every regime. Theatre still speaks from hearts of creators to the hearts of the audience and will continue to exist while there is at least one actor and one spectator. It can be done by anyone and it should be done for everyone. We want to be a part of this kind of theatre.
How It All started
We incorporated in 2013, playing in friends’ living rooms and venues around Seattle and the Eastside for the first few years. Our very first production, “Let’s talk about Love, Justice and Human Wit,” premiered at the Seattle Armory on October 25, 2013, which we fondly celebrate as the birthday of Theatre33. In 2016, we leased our own little space that we quickly outgrew and began a search for a larger facility in 2021. As challenging as it was for a community theater to find space during the pandemic, we did it and opened our new performing arts facility in the heart of the BelRed Arts District in July of 2023.
What We Do
From contemporary plays to beloved classics we strive to develop high quality productions, challenging our volunteers and audience to tackle the complex matrix of human relationships. We offer new productions every month, with shows running almost every weekend September to July. Each season is capped with an original literary-musical composition that pays tribute to an author of the past. These season finales include adults and children, providing incredible opportunities for our volunteer actors to refine their skills and grow. As a teaching theater, we offer youth (ages 9-18) and adult drama classes throughout the academic year. Our training is grounded in the principles of Stanislavski’s Method, focusing on emotional truth, authenticity, and deep character work that connects actors and audiences. Studio33 students participate in several youth productions throughout the year, developing not only acting, but vocal and dancing skills. As a community theater, we love hosting numerous free community events throughout the year.
We Are Proud Members Of
Our Team
The Founders
Zara Alminova
Nikolay Mitrofanov
Marina Mitrofanova
Tatyana Bezrukova
Natalya Strand
Elena Groysman
Elena Zastavnyuk
Valeriy Zastavnyuk
Irina Bogdanova
Sergey Nefedyev
Marianna Chebotaryova
The Board
Marianna Chebotaryova
President
Yelena Camiel
Treasurer
Era Pogosova
Secretary
Arthur Agadjanyan
Alexander Bagdasarov
Inna Grishina
Xenia Tshahhirov
Anastasia Podlazova
Max Korotkiy
Gallery
Our theatre group strives to capture the flavor in our productions, whether it is comedy or drama, highlighting the suspense and intensity of every scene.
