Rehearsals are underway for our winter productions – Orlando and Treasure Island!
Meet our Dramatists (grades 8-12) who are busy at work creating the fantastical world of Virginia Woolf's satirical classic.
Orlando will run weekends March 15 - 23.
What is thrilling about this cast's approach to the text, and what they can't wait to share with an audience, is how truly ridiculous they get to be onstage. They are approaching the world of Orlando through satire, honing in on caricature, and constantly breaking the fourth wall. This is an adventure of mischief, heartbreak, fantasy, and countless impossibilities— all told by an ensemble of actors who have been in our community for years. Their friendship and chemistry are bursting onstage, and they hope that you, our audience, have as much fun watching the adventure as they have had creating it.
In Sarah Ruhl's vibrant adaptation of Virginia Woolf's classic novel, we witness a young nobleman of the 16th-century journey through time and go through the pangs of love and heartbreak, delve into his poetic imagination, and dream of adventures beyond the court of London. On a fateful night, two hundred years later, Orlando wakes up as a woman!
What begins as a story about a naive and ambitious young man transitions into an exploration of time, history, and the paths we navigate in this journey we call life. Every person we encounter informs the story of our lives; Woolf seemed intent on asking— what if that life lasted for four hundred years? Who would we be?
Recommended for Ages 10+ | 90 min | Tickets $16 online, $20 at the door
Sarah Ruhl is an award-winning American playwright, author, essayist, and professor. A decorated star of the American stage, Ruhl is a two time Pulitzer nominee. Her plays have been produced on Broadway and across the country as well as internationally, and translated into fourteen languages. Originally from Chicago, Ms. Ruhl received her M.F.A. from Brown University, where she studied with Paula Vogel. She teaches at Yale School of Drama and lives in Brooklyn with her family.
Traveling Players Studio
Tysons Corner Center – DL01
1961 Chain Bridge Road, Tysons, VA 22102
P.O. Box 1315
Great Falls, VA 22066
