RPAP announces new Office & Rehearsal Space Partnership

This morning, Ridley Performing Arts Program announced that the new official offices and rehearsal spaces will be located at Christ Church in Ridley Park. Over the course of the past two months, artistic director Ethan McKellar, program coordinator Kyleigh Bleacher, and senior staff advisor Steve Tomassetti collaborated with Rev. Michael Ruk and the Vestry of Christ Church Ridley Park on a monumental partnership agreement that will bring arts programming and education to hundreds of Delaware County Residents.

Read a letter from the co-founders of Ridley Performing Arts Program Ethan McKellar & Kyleigh Bleacher below:

We are ecstatic to announce that Ridley Performing Arts Program has reached a partnership deal with Christ Church Ridley Park, located in the heart of Ridley Park, PA. This will become our official ‘home’ of RPAP. Most rehearsals, workshops, meetings and events will take place in this beautiful facility. We, along with senior staff advisor Steve Tomassetti, collaborated with Rev. Michael Ruk and the Vestry of Christ Church Ridley Park to establish a key partnership. This will bring arts programming and education to hundreds in Delaware County.

The new home for RPAP will be a creative and business hub for the program. It will allow for efficient workflow and collaboration in ways we could never achieve before.   The Senior Staff will have an office space in the facility, allowing for important meetings and planning to take place. 

The office is directly attached to a beautiful and recently renovated open-space perfect for rehearsals and special events. Also available are smaller rooms for meetings, rehearsals, and other activities. 

We could not be more grateful to Christ Church Ridley Park for accepting us as partners in this endeavor. We see a possibility to bring together an entire community through the power of the performing arts!   

The biggest success, to us, is that this space will be located right in the heart of Ridley Park, PA. This has always been the dream. Today that dream becomes a reality. 

Ethan McKellar & Kyleigh Bleacher, Co Founders

The new space will begin being in full use later this month. For more information about Ridley Performing Arts Program visit www.ridleyperformingartsprogram.com