Traveling Players Ensemble

About the Theatre

Traveling Players Ensemble offers award-winning theatre camps and acting classes for kids and teens in grades 1–12. Recognized as one of the nation's premier performing arts programs, we specialize in immersive, high-quality theatre camps for the Virginia, Maryland, and DC areas. Our summer programs and year-round acting classes are designed to spark creativity, build confidence, and develop essential performance skills—on stage and off. Our acclaimed summer theatre programs give students the extraordinary opportunity to stage classical plays in the great outdoors. With expert guidance from professional theatre artists, campers receive top-tier theatrical training while forming lasting friendships and enjoying the beauty of nature. Beyond the summer, Traveling Players offers acting classes for kids and teens throughout the school year. These engaging classes help young performers refine their craft through scene study, improvisation, and acting technique —all while having fun and making new friends.

Commedia Christmas Carol (2024) Streaming

Dec 23 – Dec 23, 2035

From the comfort of your own home, re-experience the magic of Traveling Players' Commedia Christmas Car ol (2024)! About the Production: Commedia Christmas Carol is Traveling Players' adaptation of Dickens' classic novel. What began in 2021 as a 15-minute play with just five...

Articles

Review: DIRTY DANCING at The National Theatre

by Peter Rouleau · September 30, 2026

In August of 1963, sheltered Jewish teenager Frances 'Baby' Houseman (Annalese Starzec) arrives at the Catskills resort Kellerman's with her father Jake (Bryan Fenkart), a successful doctor, mother Marjorie (Gina Lamparella) and her more worldly older sister Lisa (Lily Kren).…

Review: THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW at Washington Stage Guild

by Morgan Musselman · September 29, 2026

While perhaps falling short of the wit and sophistication of the Stage Guild’s usual productions, Sleepy Hollow promises an entertaining seasonal treat for all ages.…

Review: WISH YOU WERE HERE at Studio Theatre

by Doug Poms · September 29, 2026

This funny and moving play by Sanaz Toossi about the friendship of five young women in Iran during the late twentieth century revolution, plays through November 1 at Studio Theatre and is a poignant reminder of our universal humanity.…

Review: MEASURE FOR MEASURE at Folger Theatre

by Mary Lincer · September 28, 2026

Of the many fine elements in Folger Theatre's Measure for Measure, directed by Psalmayene 24, the A number one greatest absolute top is Renea S. Brown's performance as Isabella. Brown has already earned a small pile of Helen Hayes Awards, but not for Shakespeare. …

Review: BODY LANGUAGE at The Writer's Center

by David Friscic · September 28, 2026

The world premiere of Body Language (the one-person show presented at The Writer’s Center by Proud of You Productions) is transformative and therapeutic theatre at its best. Often, solo shows can become unduly victimizing and self-serving, but this gem of a solo show goes beyond niche, insular tro…

Review: NOT EXACTLY A NUN at Story District (at Woolly Mammoth)

by Mary Lincer · September 28, 2026

When 5 year old Yasmin Elhady arrived in America around 1990 with her Libyan and Egyptian Muslim parents, a Catholic charity staffed by nuns helped the family settle in. Elhady had seen plenty of women wearing similar clothing as a toddler in Egypt, so she felt right at home.…

Review: DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM'S FIREBIRD at The National Theatre

by Emily Berger · September 27, 2026

Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) returned to DC this weekend for a three-performance engagement co-presented by Washington Performing Arts at The National Theatre.…

Review: SOME LIKE IT HOT at Olney Theatre Center

by Jake Bridges · September 25, 2026

What did our critic think of SOME LIKE IT HOT at Olney Theatre Center? Traditionally, I would start with some kind of introduction that would quickly preview Olney Theatre Center’s regional premiere of SOME LIKE IT HOT. I’d like to do something different and start by pulling focus to the fact th…

Review: THE SECOND BEST SCHOOL SHOOTING at NextStop Theatre

by Pamela Roberts · September 21, 2026

The Second Best School Shooting at NextStop Theatre asks a brutal question: what happens to grief when the next tragedy comes along and steals the focus? The show is riveting, thought-provoking and not to be missed.…

Review: COME FROM AWAY at Ford's Theatre

by Aidan O'Connor · September 18, 2026

Come From Away at Ford’s Theatre recounts one such echo on that fateful day in Newfoundland, Canada – the northeast tip of North America. Digging into a vast array of individual stories from the day, this production is equal parts moving, humanizing, and at times even humorous.…

Atalanta

Mar 14 – Mar 22, 2026

Atalanta was born to run — but she barely had a chance to live! Cursed and left to die, she is adopted by protective bears and raised with fierce athleticism. When she reintegrates into the Greek world, she discovers that men dominate in athletics. Searching for her place, she...

The Odyssey

Mar 14 – Mar 22, 2026

After 10 long years of battle, Troy has fallen, and the Greeks are finally returning home. Penelope waits for her husband Odysseus to return home, but Poseidon, God of the Sea, veers Odysseus and his soldiers far off course. For 10 more years, he must sail the world, battle...

Women of Troy

Mar 14 – Mar 22, 2026

Ten years of battle at the walls of Troy end with the disappearance of the Greek armies and the appearance of a gift, a wooden horse, pregnant with soldiers. The Trojans invite their destruction behind their impenetrable wall. In the aftermath of the ensuing bloodbath, Queen...