Realwheels was founded in 2003 by James Sanders and has since received multiple Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards and nominations.

[1] After the success of these productions, Sanders, in 2003, founded and incorporated Realwheels Theatre as a registered non-profit.

[3] Realwheels' first major production since its founding was Skydive in 2007, which Sanders commissioned from playwright Kevin Kerr and starred in alongside actor Bob Frazer.

[4] In 2010, Realwheels worked with Kerr again, co-producing Spine, a play commissioned by the Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad.

The 20th anniversary season included Saturday Night At Axles, a piece commissioned from the company's new artistic associate Adam Grant Warren, Faye’s Room by Alex Masse, Vascular Necrosis by Jordyn Wood, and the radio play Disability Tour Bus.