TRAVELING PLAYERS ENSEMBLE
1961 Chain Bridge Rd McLean, VA 22102McLean, VA 22102
703-987-1712
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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.Upcoming Shows
From the comfort of your own home, re-experience the magic of Traveling Players' Commedia Christmas Carol (2024)! About the Production:Commedia Christmas Carol is Traveling Players' adaptation of Dickens' classic...
by Aidan O'Connor - May 21, 2026
Certain facets of the human condition are foundational to our very existence – change, connection, desire. One such particularly toxic universal truth is a constant need to be something more than we currently are. To search for happiness in external achievement rather than within ourselves, in our...
by Laurie Sara Oliver - May 21, 2026
Writers have a somewhat embarrassing tendency to glorify the act of writing. There are too many author protagonists to count. Liz Duffy Adams leans into this trend with a tasteful sense of irony in her 2009 play, OR. She picked an interesting subject for the task with Aphra Behn. ...
by David Friscic - May 19, 2026
It was good to be back at the Washington National Opera for their thrilling performance of West Side Story after a year of extreme change for this vital world-renowned artistic organization/institution. As many people already know, the Washington National Opera has had to relocate to other venues to...
by David Friscic - May 19, 2026
The current touring production of the Broadway musical The Great Gatsby tries to wrap its hand around the elusive and enigmatic novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald but can only succeed on the most basic level. It is a daunting task to try and adapt extremely poetic and enigmatic works like...
by Itai Yasur - May 17, 2026
An utterly convincing rollercoaster of life, death, and the world around us. See what our critic had to say....
by Jackson Malmgren - May 15, 2026
What did our critic think of GHOST LIMB at Avant Bard Theatre?...
by Jake Bridges - May 11, 2026
What did our critic think of PURLIE VICTORIOUS at Studio Theatre?...
by Aidan O'Connor - May 09, 2026
The story of Cinderella is a classic known and beloved across the world for its rags-to-riches plot. Over the years, Charles Perrault’s 17th-century tale has taken many forms – films, various literary iterations, stage plays – but none more exquisite than Sergei Prokofiev’s Cinderella, Op. 8...
by Roger Catlin - May 09, 2026
The current production ,“Get Down Tonight: Classic Funk,” is a engaging array of familiar songs from the 60s and 70s that didn’t have any trouble getting people to clap along, and a few to eventually get up and groove....
by Roger Catlin - May 05, 2026
Aguardiente is the name of a firey drink from Colombia that’s sugary and strong. So it’s also a good name for the world premiere musical comissioned for the 50th anniversary season of GALA Hispanic Theatre in Columbia Heights. ...
Past Shows
Atalanta was born to run — but she barely had a chance to live! Cursed and left to die, she is adopted by protective bears...
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,...
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...
Videos
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Once NextStop Theatre (5/21-6/21) |
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The Motion Arena Stage (5/06-6/14) |
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AGUARDIENTE: WHERE MAGIC TRANSCENDS BORDERS GALA Hispanic Theatre (4/30-5/24) |
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Wendell Pierce in Othello Shakespeare Theatre Company (5/19-6/28) |
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OR Atlas Performing Arts Center (5/15-6/07) |
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A Festival of Favorites and Firsts Theater J (5/30-6/06) |
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Disney Newsies Hylton Performing Arts Center (6/05-6/21) |
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Natural History Mosaic Theater Company (1/21-2/07) |
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CrazySexyCool – The TLC Musical Arena Stage (6/12-8/09) |
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Doja Cat at Capital One Arena Capital One Arena (11/11-12/11) |
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