Traveling Players Ensemble

Traveling Players Ensemble Traveling Players Ensemble provides innovative & personalized theater training with our award-winnin Great Theatre in the Great Outdoors!

Traveling Players Ensemble's camp provides intensive, classical theatre training to small troupes of actors who are carefully guided by professional theatre artists to perform in outdoor settings. Our program reflects the origins of theatre, when troupes of actors roamed the ancient and medieval countryside, relying on the barest props and boldest imagination to convey their art. Each session culm

inates in a fully mounted and designed performance which tours to several locations, cultivating stronger, more adaptable and capable artists and individuals. Traveling Players emphasizes a meaningful engagement with nature. Our unique day camp (Monday-Friday) features a campout every Thursday - when performers learn Leave No Trace camping techniques, pitching tents and cooking outdoors. In their final week, teens tour their show and campout close to their performance sites - giving them the experience of wandering entertainers who carry their dinner, tent and props in their trusty pack. As artists and backpackers, campers learn self-reliance, creative problem solving, and to appreciate challenges and beauty. Our Accomplishments:
•Selected as a "Summer School in the Arts" by the NEA - One of 25 in the Nation
•11 students won their school's English Speaking Union Shakespeare Competition
•Twice featured on WAMU's "Metro Connection"
•Called "a little-known summer gem" by the Washington Post
•Awarded 116 scholarships totaling $90,295
•Over 2200 happy campers!
•381 performances, including:
-Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage - Colonial Williamsburg -International Children's Festival at Wolf Trap - Reston Multicultural Festival -Folger Shakespeare Library's Secondary School Festival

Visit us in person at our new Studio in Tysons Corner Center!

Comedy Ensemble this summer showed us all how to say “Yes and…,” to any opportunity to crack a joke and spread some laug...
08/24/2026

Comedy Ensemble this summer showed us all how to say “Yes and…,” to any opportunity to crack a joke and spread some laughter

From Blue Monsters to pesky servants to evil queens, our Thespian Ensemble took us on a whirlwind of a fairytale adventu...
08/23/2026

From Blue Monsters to pesky servants to evil queens, our Thespian Ensemble took us on a whirlwind of a fairytale adventure this summer

Continuing our post camp reminiscing we have our Mythology Ensemble. Whether it be by unleashing fires or weaving tales,...
08/22/2026

Continuing our post camp reminiscing we have our Mythology Ensemble. Whether it be by unleashing fires or weaving tales, we learned many a lesson from these talented young performers.

To begin our walk down memory lane we must, of course, begin with our youngest actors, Act FIVE!
08/21/2026

To begin our walk down memory lane we must, of course, begin with our youngest actors, Act FIVE!

As the curtain falls on summer 2026, let’s take a look back at some of the fun we had this year
08/20/2026

As the curtain falls on summer 2026, let’s take a look back at some of the fun we had this year

The Winter’s Tale is going on tour! Come see these twelve talented performers and techies in one of five locations! Find...
07/27/2026

The Winter’s Tale is going on tour! Come see these twelve talented performers and techies in one of five locations! Find more information and tickets at the link in our bio, or risk an exit pursued by bear…

07/25/2026

It’s 🎠

Our Comedy Ensemble took a spin on Glen Echo Park historic Carousel after their opening performance earlier this month!

Want to take a ride yourself?

Check it out when you come see our Mythology Ensemble perform Arachne at Glen Echo Park next Saturday, August 1 🕸️

🎟️Tickets are free and available at the link in our bio!

Week one of second session is coming to a close and we’ve been a blast every second of it! Here’s a peek at our Technica...
07/24/2026

Week one of second session is coming to a close and we’ve been a blast every second of it! Here’s a peek at our Technical Theater Apprentices doing a great job of balancing work and fun.

Meet the cast of Shakespeare’s Winter’s Tale🧸⁣⁣Our cast have been hard at work in rehearsals for the last 4 weeks and te...
07/23/2026

Meet the cast of Shakespeare’s Winter’s Tale🧸⁣
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Our cast have been hard at work in rehearsals for the last 4 weeks and tech kicks off TODAY! ⁣
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Want to see them in action? Click the link in our bio for tickets and showtimes for the full tour 🎟️

Join us TODAY, July 16 at 1st Stage for our first festival!•2:30 - Winnie the Pooh & Friends 🧸•4:00 - Improv Comedy 🤪•5:...
07/16/2026

Join us TODAY, July 16 at 1st Stage for our first festival!

•2:30 - Winnie the Pooh & Friends 🧸
•4:00 - Improv Comedy 🤪
•5:00 - The Blue Monster ✨
•6:30 - Much Ado About Nothing 🪩

🎟️Get tickets @ the link in our bio!

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1961 Chain Bridge Road
Tysons Corner, VA
22102

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+17039871712

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