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Traveling Players Ensemble

1961 Chain Bridge Rd McLean, VA 22102
McLean, 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

Commedia Christmas Carol (2024) Streaming

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...

Review: WOODY GUTHRIE'S AMERICAN SONG at Theater Alliance

Review: WOODY GUTHRIE'S AMERICAN SONG at Theater Alliance

by Roger Catlin · August 11, 2026

On the park lawn on a summer’s night you can hear them faintly approaching: Nine singers and musicians, some with protest signs, singing “All You Fascists Bound to Lose,” gaining volume as they approach. …

Review: TOSCA at Wolf Trap Opera

Review: TOSCA at Wolf Trap Opera

by Roger Catlin · August 10, 2026

She bounds on stage in sunglasses, fur and foulard like she’s just taken a Vespa from the Trevi Fountain. The Floria Tosca in Wolf Trap Opera’s stylish new production of Puccini’s classic is fully 20th century woman — an Italian film star of 1970s Rome whose poster hangs alongside those for…

Review: HISTORY ON FOOT at Ford’s Theatre and on the Streets Of DC

Review: HISTORY ON FOOT at Ford’s Theatre and on the Streets Of DC

by Elliot Lanes · July 28, 2026

Good theatre can take place practically anywhere if you know what you want out of the experience. Since 2008 Ford’s Theatre has been conducting walking tours under the banner of History On Foot. The tour takes you around to several places that all have some kind of connection to the assassination …

Review: MACBETH at Shakespeare Theatre Company Academy

Review: MACBETH at Shakespeare Theatre Company Academy

by Abby Korb · July 28, 2026

This production of Macbeth took a classic play and, through the use of minimal stage design, presents it in a unique way. Macbeth draws the audience in from the moment the lights go down, and has you on the edge of your seat until curtain call.…

Review: THE WELL at District Fringe

Review: THE WELL at District Fringe

by Pamela Roberts · July 21, 2026

THE WELL is a memorable and powerful production that will stay with you long after the house lights come up. Only three performances remain before it closes on Sunday, July 26 — don't miss it.…

Past Shows

Atalanta

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

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

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...

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