Marina Shtoda, founder

Marina started the “Kids Characters Party” company in 2014 as a passion project to combine her theater and business backgrounds with the passion for working with children and filling their lives with joy. As a mother herself she considers it a lifetime commitment and is excited to share her passion, talent and expertise with others.

Theater and play are her lifelong passions, as she is a well known television star in Russia, best known for hit TV shows including I Fly, New Life of Det. Gourov, Schastlivy vmeste (the Russian version of Married With Children), Sled (2007) and Bezmolvnyy svidetel (2006). She graduated from The Vakhtangov Theatre Academy, the premiere theatre arts academy of Russia. In addition to her series regular and movie roles, she has acted in over 20 television shows, and over 30 stage productions, including many roles at the famous Armen Dzhigarkhanyan Theatre in Moscow.