Traveling Players invites you to browse the events and calendar below. Throughout the year we offer Open Houses where you can learn about our acting classes & camps, Festivals & Workshops for local students & schools, Free Play Readings, Girl Scout badge workshops, and various opportunities for our students to reconnect.
Got questions about Traveling Players Camps & Conservatories? Join the Open House! We’ll start with a short presentation & virtual tour of our campus and then open the floor to answer all of your questions about our programs, and what makes Traveling Players joyous, artistically challenging, and a place for friendships to flourish!
Got questions about Traveling Players Camps & Conservatories? Join the Open House! We’ll start with a short presentation & virtual tour of our campus and then open the floor to answer all of your questions about our programs, and what makes Traveling Players joyous, artistically challenging, and a place for friendships to flourish!
The English-Speaking Union National Shakespeare Competition is a performance-based education program in which high school students nationwide read, analyze, perform, and recite Shakespeare’s works. Through the program, students develop communication skills and an appreciation of the power of language and literature. In the Competition’s three progressive levels, students perform in their own schools, at ESU Branch community competitions, and at the National Shakespeare Competition in New York City. Since 1983, more than 400,000 young Americans of all backgrounds have taken advantage of this opportunity to bring the timeless works of Shakespeare to life and learn to express his words with understanding, feeling, and clarity.
Any local high school student may participate. Ideally, you participate at your home school. If your school is not already hosting its own competition, and you cannot find a teacher to sponsor the event at your school by January 1, then you may participate in the Traveling Players competition. The competition consists of each student performing two pieces of Shakespeare – a monologue and sonnet that you select from the packets.
The winner of The Traveling Players competition advances to the regional competition hosted by The Madeira School on February 25, 10 am - 2 pm, which the first runner-up also attends. The winner of the regional level advances to the national level to perform at NYC's Lincoln Center April 28.
The English-Speaking Union National Shakespeare Competition is a performance-based education program in which high school students nationwide read, analyze, perform, and recite Shakespeare’s works. Through the program, students develop communication skills and an appreciation of the power of language and literature. In the Competition’s three progressive levels, students perform in their own schools, at ESU Branch community competitions, and at the National Shakespeare Competition in New York City. Since 1983, more than 400,000 young Americans of all backgrounds have taken advantage of this opportunity to bring the timeless works of Shakespeare to life and learn to express his words with understanding, feeling, and clarity.
Any local high school student may participate. Ideally, you participate at your home school. If your school is not already hosting its own competition, and you cannot find a teacher to sponsor the event at your school by January 1, then you may participate in the Traveling Players competition. The competition consists of each student performing two pieces of Shakespeare – a monologue and sonnet that you select from the packets.
The winner of The Traveling Players competition advances to the regional competition hosted by The Madeira School on February 25, 10 am - 2 pm, which the first runner-up also attends. The winner of the regional level advances to the national level to perform at NYC's Lincoln Center April 28.
Join our Co-Head of High School Programming, Ryan Fields, as they lead a discussion focused on Embedded Bias in Classical Literature and how we as theatre artists can approach directing & performing these plays.
Join our Co-Head of High School Programming, Ryan Fields, as they lead a discussion focused on Embedded Bias in Classical Literature and how we as theatre artists can approach directing & performing these plays.
Spend a creative and fun-filled day with your troop playing theatre games and leave with TWO new patches on your vest!
The day starts with warm ups and theatre games, as you learn about acting and improv. Then, build on those new skills to do acting scenes and design your own characters!
Your troop gets to choose the focus for the day – Spooky Witches or Greek Mythology!
Theatre is all about bonding and team building! Scouts will leave with fun memories and a better appreciation of all members of their troop.
Please note: There is an 8 scout minimum and a fee of $60 per scout.
Spend a creative and fun-filled day with your troop playing theatre games and leave with TWO new patches on your vest!
The day starts with warm ups and theatre games, as you learn about ensemble acting and improv. Then, build on those new skills to do acting scenes and design your own characters!
Your troop gets to choose the focus for the day – Spooky Witches or Greek Mythology!
Theatre is all about bonding and team building! Scouts will leave with fun memories and a better appreciation of all members of their troop.
Please note: There is an 8 scout minimum and a fee of $60 per scout.
Let us bring our expert faculty into the classroom! Our skilled teachers and theatre professionals are available to teach workshops and master classes on any of the following topics:
Traveling Players can also direct and produce your school play! We can do classical or contemporary, comedy or tragedy (or somewhere in between). Musicals might be a good fit, on a case-by-case basis.
Let us bring our expert faculty into the classroom! Our skilled teachers and theatre professionals are available to teach workshops and master classes on any of the following topics:
Traveling Players can also direct and produce your school play! We can do classical or contemporary, comedy or tragedy (or somewhere in between). Musicals might be a good fit, on a case-by-case basis.
For over 20 years, Traveling Players has perfected the art of ensemble building. Now we want to share that expertise with you! Whether you are looking for some holiday revelry or you want to build and maintain your community, our teaching artists will help your team be more connected and effective, while having a ton of fun!
For over 20 years, Traveling Players has perfected the art of ensemble building. Now we want to share that expertise with you! Whether you are looking for some holiday revelry or you want to build and maintain your community, our teaching artists will help your team be more connected and effective, while having a ton of fun!
P.O. Box 1315
Great Falls, VA 22066
Traveling Players Studio
Tysons Corner Center – DL01
1961 Chain Bridge Road, Tysons, VA 22102
