🌻Fall Schedule 2026 🌻

 🌻The RPL Experience🌻 

At Read Play Love, families are always warmly invited to linger after their classes and enjoy the RPL Exploratory: exploring two acres of outdoor playspace, visiting our friendly chickens, or cuddling up with a book from our extensive children’s library. We're here to offer meaningful experiences through the arts and the outdoors -- what we call Free-Range Creativity.

While we primarily serve homeschooling families, all are welcome. As a 501(c)3 organization, our mission is to empower youth through the arts and create an inclusive culture of love.    Read descriptions of the classes below, and click the Enroll button to save your space!

🌻 Fall 2026 Mini-Mester 🌻
Class Descriptions 

October 1 - November 6, 2026
BROADWAY BABIES (age 3-5)
Broadway Babies (age 3-5)
​​Thursdays 11:00-11:50

​Non-Member Price: $60/child for 6-weeks. 
Members: FREE (enter member code)

Become an RPL Member and get this class for free! 
Membership is $45/mo for 1 child or $75/mo for 2+ children, with a 6 month commitment.  
​Get Membership info here.
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About Broadway Babies: Here's a chance for the very youngest rising stars to sing, dance, and play!  This program is born from our desire to
provide a 100% playful experience with no pressure in which children can be introduced to the stage and performing with fun! ​

Broadway Babies is a six-week program designed by RPL Director Ms. Marney, inviting our very youngest rising stars to sing, dance, and play in a relaxed, welcoming environment. Designed as a 100% playful, no-pressure experience, it gently introduces children to the stage and the simple joy of performing.  

All participants receive audio recordings and a video of the songs to build familiarity and support multi-sensory learning through at-home repetition.  Children are encouraged to go at their own pace, and absolutely welcome to watch and observe as they get more comfortable.

​The 6-week session concludes with a performance on November 6.  complete with simple costumes, props, a printed program, and flowers for each performer.

Plus, you're always welcome to stay after class to enjoy exploring two acres of outdoor playspace, visiting our friendly chickens, or cuddling up with a book from our extensive children’s library. 
LIBRARY ADVENTURES (ALL AGES)
Library Adventures
​Thursdays 1:00-2:00, age 6+

​Non-Member Price: $60/child for 6-weeks. 
Members: FREE (enter member code)

Become an RPL Member and get this class for free! 
Membership is $45/mo for 1 child or $75/mo for 2+ children, with a 6 month commitment.  
​Get Membership info here.
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About Library Adventures:  In Library Adventures, young book lovers will step behind the scenes to bring the RPL Library to life!  We'll explore the history of book preservation and learn the basics of library science while becoming part of the Librarian Team for the RPL library.

NEW for Fall 2026! Along the way, we’ll explore the real-life Library of Alexandria of Ancient Egypt, through short, kid-friendly mini-lessons that connect to the world of our Fall Musical, The Last Library!

As a team, with Treasure Hunts and other fun games, the kids will learn skills like:
  • checking books in and out
  • shelving them correctly (with treasure hunts through the books!)
  • processing donations and adding new books to our app database
  • curating themed book displays
  • creating crafts & decorations for the library
  • optional Reading Challenge to check out books to read at home
  • and lots more!
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GARDEN ART (all ages)
Garden Art
​​​Friday 12:00pm-1:00pm, all ages
Non-Member Price: $60/family for 6 weeks. 
Members: FREE (enter member code)

Become an RPL Member and get this class for free! 
Membership is $45/mo for 1 child or $75/mo for 2+ children, with a 6 month commitment.  
​Get Membership info here.
​About Garden Art:  Here's where imagination and the outdoors meet!  Create art for RPL's Fairy Garden, our StoryStones path, preparing garden beds and making Fall decorations, and other outdoor-inspired projects! 

In addition to taking care of the fairies and adorning our property, you'll also get make-and-take craft projects to bring home. The class is priced per family, and whole family is welcome, including parents!   We ask that children under age 6 need to be accompanied by parent or older sibling helper who can assist them with the crafts.
TEEN MUSICAL THEATRE U (13+)
Teen+ MTU: Sondheim Studio
​​​​Musical Theatre U Masterclass in Singing, Movement & Storytelling
For ages 13+
Fridays 4:00-5:30 pm 

Note: This class begins a week before otherclasses in the mini-mester.  Class dates: Sept 25, Oct 2, Oct 9, Oct 23, Oct 30, and Nov 5 (no class on Oct 16)
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Non-Member Price: $90/student for 6 weeks
Members: FREE (enter member code)

Become an RPL Member and get this class for free! 
Membership is $45/mo for 1 child or $75/mo for 2+ children, with a 6 month commitment.  
​Get Membership info here.
About Musical Theatre U: Sondheim Studio

Step inside the world of Stephen Sondheim in a six-week Musical Theatre Studio focused on "Singing Sondheim" with Ms. Marney which also includes 4 classes of "Musical Theatre Dance & Movement" with Ms. Lisa.

Why is singing Sondheim different? Throughout all six weeks, students become Sondheim Detectives, exploring the clues he leaves for performers in every song: Why this word? Why this rhythm? Why does the music change here? How does the melody show us what the character discovers?

Through songs from Sondheim favorites including Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods, Company, Sunday in the Park with George, Anyone Can Whistle and Merrily We Roll Along, performers will explore the unique ways Sondheim weaves lyrics, rhythm, melody, character, and story together. 

Here's a look at the class schedule:

**Week 1: Sondheim’s Wordplay**
Lyrics, rhymes, word choices, and Sondheim's unique approach to lyrics

**Week 2: Sondheim’s Rhythms**
Patter, precision, syncopation, and musical timing

**Week 3: Sondheim’s Musical Clues**
Finding character clues hidden inside the score

**Week 4: Sondheim’s Musical Phrasing**
Breath, dynamics, phrasing, and musical specificity 

**Week 5: Sondheim’s Inner Monologue**
Discoveries, contradictions, and emotional turns through songs

**Week 6: Sondheim’s Ensemble Storytelling**
Layered voices, musical relationships, listening, and telling a larger story together

PLUS...Musical Theatre Dance & Movement with Ms. Lisa
Four classes in the series will feature class with Ms. Lisa!   Using Sondheim music as source material, students will to build jazz and ballet foundations for musical theatre**, developing the technique that makes choreography cleaner, stronger, and more confident onstage. 

Students work on learning and executing jazz and ballet foundations for musical theatre. Emphasis is placed on spatial awareness, efficient use of the body, intentional movement choices, and connecting choreography to character and storytelling—demonstrating how small technical adjustments can significantly elevate stage performance.

Enroll in the 6 week program below!

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