ABOUT US
Our Mission
My Mother Once Read is a traveling children's theatre company providing theatrical experiences to bring you closer to the little ones in your life. Through this connection and focusing on accessibility, we aim to create experiences for families of all kinds.
Accessibility
We recognize the privilege that comes along with access to the arts, especially theatre. Striving to allow everyone to enjoy the magic theatre can bring, we set out to provide traveling shows to multiple locations to meet your needs! Along with pay what you can tickets, we do not want to limit access to a fantastical time!
Connection
Created to connect with our inner child while honoring the connection to our caregivers, here we want to bring nostalgic stories for you to share memories with your little one, while also establishing new stories that can create memories for you to cherish together for years to come.
Empathy
With empathy at the center of any community, we want the stories we tell to not only reflect the world around us but to show the differences between us. Creating a space where children can learn from each other while feeling accepted is at the forefront for what stories we bring to you!
Artistic Director and Founder
Ava Kepple (she/her)
is a Philadelphia based director, producer, choreographer, and anything else you might need to get the job done! With a degree in Directing, Playwriting, and Production from the University of the Arts her heart lies in theater for young audiences or any world that is fantastical or magical. Inspired by old fairy tales, puppetry and movement, she strives to create a theatrical space that spans beyond generational divides. Encouraging the young and old to join a world filled with play.
Recent work includes Bugboro (Cannonball 23), Chicago: Teen Edition (Haddonfield Memorial High School), Baby Jam (Ninth Planet) , and Much Ado (Music Theatre Philly).
Associate Artistic Director and Co Founder
ROSE FARRELL (she/her)
is a Philadelphia based playwright, director, and producer creating new work relying on extremes and contradictions, using comedy and horror tropes with a trans/queer lens. As a theater artist she’s worked with Playpenn and Theater Exile, is a co-founder of the artists collective Gameplay Theater Lab that focuses on new interactive theater, and recently graduated from the Directing Playwriting and Production program at The University of the Arts. Writing credits include The Clownssacre (Gameplay Theater Lab), Seities (The University of the Arts), Aluminum Barbie (University of the Arts), and Hot Cold Shower (University of the Arts). She begrudgingly hails from the state of Texas, and loves all the things everyone loves: cats, clowns, and cult documentaries. rosefarrell.com