Virtual Theatre Festival

Announcing...The RPL Virtual Theatre Festival!

.We are excited to present The First Read Play Love Youth Theatre Festival, featuring the World Premieres of 11 new works of theatre that are written, directed, and performed by kids!

Enjoy a sneak peek of the selections -- this trailer video has two short snippets from each show --

The Playwright/Directors completed comprehensive classes in both playwriting and directing, and have been working hard since last summer!

Their playwriting class was based in the study of Aristotlean principles of drama. Their directing class focused on best-practice techniques for actor coaching. However, beyond learning and appying these new skills, each playwright/director had an even bigger challenge: to adapt to the circumstances and rise to the challenge of creating virtual theatre in unique and innovative ways.

Now they are sharing their creations with you! Due to covid, our Festival is being held virtually, featuring recorded Zoom performances (and one radio drama!) that you can stream at your convenience!

The presentations range from 4 minutes to 45 minutes. and feature a wide variety of new works that runs the gamut of creativity -- plays and musicals, full-length and exercepts, drama and comedy, fantasy and realism.

Scroll down to read all about the shows!

Get Your Virtual Festival Pass!

To get access to ALL 11 shows in the festival, simply make your Festival Fundraising Donation of ANY amount, below. All donations are tax-deductible, and every single dollar goes directly toward our basic expenses to persevere through this challenging time, so we may continue to do what we do best -- empowering kids through the arts!

Your Virtual Theatre Pass does not expire! You'll receive links for all 11 shows, which you can watch at your convenience - no time limit!

Suggestion donation is $10/family.

Our Festival Fundraising goal is $1,500 and every single dollar helps us get there!

Donate Any Amount Here:

Within 24 hours, you will receive an email with access for all plays/musicals.

Our Festival Fundraising Goal:

Updated 4-17-21

Introducing these World Premieres:

1-2-3 Dance

Written and Directed by:
Annabelle Frigoli

In this musical about perseverance, a mother of three girls wants to create a dance class for preschoolers to follow in her mother's footsteps, but she faces many other challenges along the way.

Bingo Tonight

Written and Directed by: Kai Makridakis

In a drama-comedy about fiction vs. reality, James falls in love with Esha and wants to marry her, but his mysterious father does everything he can to stop it from happening.

Craftman's Choice

Written and Directed by: Mabry Ruiz

Jack Miller has a choice to make about his job: Keep being a craftsman, or help his family. However, his wife Jane and their kids make a him a special surprise.

Dreams

Written and Directed by:
Levi Donaldson

James tries to follow his dreams about building a theme park in this modern musical presented in the tradition of a radio drama.

High School Life

Written and Directed by Chloe Pena

Excerpt of 4 scenes from a play about high school students returning after summer to face school and social life.

Ocean's Friendship

Written and Directed by Violet Hendren

In this three-scene excerpt, Ren, Mako and Silverstone overtake the evil Shark King and put an end to his evil reign, freeing the ocean and rescuing their friends and family.

Paint Power

Written and Directed by Kai Stadler

A boy finds a magic paintbrush and wants to use its superhero powers but he accidentally creates the supervillain in the name of Evaporo. This excerpt is the first two scenes in the show.

The Right Plan

Written and Directed by Sophie Lyon

Excerpt of 4 scenes from a play about trust and friendship, in which George, a rooster, wants to go to the chicken show on the other side of the country, but isn't allowed to fly on a plane!

Snowglobe

Written by Isabel Haeger, Co-directed by Isabel Haeger and Eden Eisenberg

This musical is about friendship and living in different worlds. Protagonist Emma wants to keep Kate and all of the others in the snowglobe safe, especially from her curious three-year-old brother.

Tiny Little Bird

Written and directed by Karly Stadler

In this short play about persevence, A bird loves seeds and wishes she had a seed - but she encounters challenges trying to find it and must rely on her friends to help.

Vampire's Quest

Written and Directed by Jack Evarts

With a mysterious map and a new friend, Tom goes on a perilous journey to find the Anti Vampire Equation, but Justine the Vampire Hunter will stop at nothing to capture him.