Help Your Child Find the Joy of Acting
Acting Classes & Shows with Traveling Players
"A little-known gem for the budding actor"

 

Learn Acting Technique – Small by Design

Small classes led by expert faculty ensure that every student gets the individualized attention they deserve.

 

Real Friendships, Real Growth

Team building activities to build a strong ensemble cast that works well together, and often creates friendships that last a lifetime!

 

Ends with Showcase for Family & Friends

Students get the chance to showcase their new acting skills and technique learned during classes.

 

Expert Faculty

Every class is taught by professional artists and educators. Students receive training in character creation, movement, physical comedy, stage combat, improvisation, text analysis, as well as acting.

 

Awarded for Excellence
  • Selected as 1 of 25 model Summer Schools in the Arts by the NEA
  • Arts Education Award, 2020-21, ArtsFairfax
  • #1 Arts Camp in the Nation, CampEasy
  • Featured in Catalogue for Philanthropy, "featuring the area’s best, vetted, community-based charities for high-impact local giving"
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What Students & Parents are Saying

"Acting created a place for me to express myself and to feel like people are listening — and being at Traveling Players made me feel as if I was worth listening to. It’s a wonderful feeling"
— Student
"300 people auditioned. 22 people were cast. My son, who was a Traveling Players student for many years, will make his Muhlenberg Mainstage debut this November in the Greek tragedy ‘Agamemnon.’ He is one of only a very few freshmen to be cast in any of the school’s Mainstage productions."
— Parent

Acting Classes

No Audition Required

Improv

  • Grades 2-5
  • Starts Oct 9
  • Spark imagination & new friendships!
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Preparing a Role

  • Grades 5-8
  • Starts Oct 6
  • Dive deep into character creation
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Scene Study & Acting Technique

  • Grades 8-11
  • Starts Oct 5
  • Advanced acting skills
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Ryan's PlayList

  • Grades 10-12
  • Starts Oct 3
  • Read, discuss, & analyze contemporary plays
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Monologues

  • Grades 11-12
  • Starts Aug 29
  • Prepare monologues for college and/or professional auditions
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D&D Improv

  • Grades 6-12
  • Starts Sept 15 (Virtual)
  • Go on an adventure!
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Shows

By Audition

Learned Ladies

  • Grades 7-9
  • Starts Aug 31
  • Last audition: Aug 25
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Commedia Christmas Carol

  • Grades 8-12
  • Starts Oct 5
  • Last audition: Sept 25
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Technical Theatre

  • Grades 8-12
  • Starts Nov 16
  • Interviews: Rolling
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About Traveling Players Ensemble

Where Aspiring Actors go to get Personalized Instruction from Professionals

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Innovative and personalized training is at the heart of every Traveling Players program. 

  • Class sizes are limited to no more than 13 students
  • Classes & performances are led by master teachers
  • Teachers have years of experience in professional theatre
  • Faculty is trained in First Aid 
  • All teachers hold a BA, BFA, or MFA in theatre
  • Many staff are Traveling Players alumni 

Our Artistic Director, Jeanne Harrison (she/her),  personally interviews every member of our staff and selects them for their proven skills as educators, artists, and role models. All employees of Traveling Players are rigorously background checked.  

Our staff is our biggest asset — comprised of talented artist educators who work professionally in the DC-metro area and around the world. They are hand-picked to give your child the best experience possible.

Studio

Traveling Players Studio
Tysons Corner Center – DL01
1961 Chain Bridge Road, Tysons, VA 22102

Mailing

P.O. Box 1315
Great Falls, VA 22066

Traveling Players Ensemble is funded in part by ArtsFairfax and the Virginia Commission for the Arts, which receives support from the Virginia General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
Photo Credits Include: Jess Wallach - The Body is Good, Isaiah Brown - Pint Sized Productions, Jillian Skara, Lloyd Wolfe, Eleanor Tucker, and Morgan Shotwell
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