The theater operates at the Russian House in Costa Rica, located in the Plaza Mayor shopping center. More detailed information can be obtained from the secretary of the Russian House, Nadezhda Anatolyevna Grishina, at (506) 60880502.

In 1996, the family of actors Dmitry Ordansky and Marta Khryzhanovskaya, known by the pseudonym Rain, was forced to move to Costa Rica due to extraordinary circumstances that made them leave Russia. Dmitry, an actor in theater and film, and his wife Marta, a singer, musician, and actress, decided to create their own theater company.

In 1997, the Russian Theater of Latin America began its activities in Costa Rica with the puppet show "Worm, or the Legend of Love" (Gusanito o la Eterna Leyenda de Amor). Since the creators and performers did not speak Spanish, the performance was presented as a musical story that required no words. The young company received support from Sir Nicholas Becker, the owner of the Garbo cinema-concert complex, who believed in their talent and provided a venue for the premiere.

The theater, initially called "Art-H," quickly became successful. In its first year, it was invited to the International Festival in El Salvador, and in subsequent years it participated in festivals in Colombia and other Latin American countries, as well as in international Russian festivals.

Since 2001, the theater began to stage not only puppet shows but also dramatic performances. The founders started to involve Costa Rican actors interested in studying the Russian dramatic school. The performance based on August Strindberg's play "The Strongest" received the National Theater Award of Costa Rica for Best Female Role, performed by Maria Steiner.

Since 2012, the theater began experimenting with new forms and arrived at musical shows, which are concert-like performances based on Russian folklore and music. In 2013, the project "Remembering War, Celebrating Peace" emerged, a musical program telling about World War II. The "Russian Show" has been evolving since 2012, including new musical and dance numbers featuring Costa Rican professionals studying Russian folk dance.

All three directions, dramatic, puppet, and musical, remain in the theater's repertoire, sometimes merging in one performance, as in "The Chest of Tales," where Russian fairy tales are presented in Spanish through music, dance, puppet stories, and dramatic narration.

Another direction of the theater's work is social. Since 2012, in collaboration with the municipality of San Jose, performances on social themes such as civic responsibility and the rights of disabled people have been created. Despite the seriousness of the topics, these performances are characterized by dynamism and brightness.