Shakespeare Ensemble

Classical Acting Training
for Modern Actors

Residential Conservatory for Grades 8-12

In just three weeks, the Shakespeare Ensemble produces a 75 minute, professionally directed and designed production of one of the Bard’s greatest works. Students receive expert training in acting, performing Shakespeare, and stage combat. Actors are carefully guided by a trio of directors, ensuring every actor is challenged and grows — on stage and off. If you can perform Shakespeare, you can perform anything!

Want to immerse yourself in your craft for a full 6 weeks? Want to add the extra challenge of touring a production? Check out Shakespeare Troupe!
AUDITION
SHAKESPEARE ENSEMBLE
Camp Length:
3 weeks
Camp Cost:
$5800 ($6,000 after Feb 28)
Current Grades:
8 - 12
This Summer:
Love's Labor's Lost
AUDITION
Either virtual or in-person in our Studio.
2025 SESSION DATES
Session 1:
Jun 22 - Jul 11
Session 2:
Jul 13 - Aug 1
AUDITION DATES
Rolling. We will schedule with you once we receive your audition registration.
Explore a Typical Day at Camp
INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION, EXTRAORDINARY GROWTH

At Traveling Players, our staff are professional teaching artists with many years of experience in theatre, teaching, and joy! With 3 directors for each ensemble of 13 actors we have a 1:4 Student-Faculty ratio. This ensures that our students are always being worked with and bettering their skills, rather than waiting in the wings. Whether they are learning a combat sequence, running a scene, or working on a monologue, training is constant for everyone regardless of casting.

We also have a rotation of classes everyday where students will come together to learn. Don't fight in the show? Not a problem! You will still learn stage combat skills in class. Playing the straight man this year? Stretch your funny bone in improv class.

Questions

and Answers

For over 20 years we've been creating great theatre in the great outdoors with teens and pre-teens. Our team will happily walk you through any one of our carefully crafted programs.
Traveling Players FAQs>>

Classical Acting Training

for Modern Actors

In just three weeks, the Shakespeare Ensemble produces a 75 minute, professionally directed and designed production of one of the Bard’s greatest works. Students receive expert training in acting, performing Shakespeare, and stage combat. Actors are carefully guided by a trio of directors, ensuring every actor is challenged and grows — on stage and off. If you can perform Shakespeare, you can perform anything!

Want to immerse yourself in your craft for a full 6 weeks? Want to add the extra challenge of touring a production? Check out Shakespeare Troupe!
Audition!

3 weeks | $5800

$6,000 after Feb 28

Love's Labor's Lost
Shakespeare Ensemble is open to students currently in grades 8 - 12.
Audition Soon - Limited spaced available.
Schedule your Audition!
Either virtual or in-person in our Studio.
A Typical Day
2025 Session Dates:

Session 1: June 22 - July 11
Session 2:
July 13 - August 1

Audition Dates:

Rolling. We will schedule with you once we receive your audition registration.

"My growth as an actor was immediately evident when I returned to school. Several of my fellow student-actors approached me in amazement over my newfound acting abilities. When they asked me how I had improved so much, I realized that I was experiencing the result of a second summer spent with Traveling Players."
Zach
Alum

Individual Attention,

Extraordinary Growth

At Traveling Players, our staff are professional teaching artists with many years of experience in theatre, teaching, and joy! With 3 directors for each ensemble of 13 actors we have a 1:4 Student-Faculty ratio. This ensures that our students are always being worked with and bettering their skills, rather than waiting in the wings. Whether they are learning a combat sequence, running a scene, or working on a monologue, training is constant for everyone regardless of casting.

We also have a rotation of classes everyday where students will come together to learn. Don't fight in the show? Not a problem! You will still learn stage combat skills in class. Playing the straight man this year? Stretch your funny bone in improv class.

The Traveling Players Difference

Designed for Each Child to Thrive

Personalized Attention

Your child will flourish with our unusually small 1:4 faculty:student ratio.  We ensure each performer gets the attention they deserve rather than waiting in the wings for their cue.  We make sure they get a chance to shine on stage – and off stage, too. 

Unplugged to Connect

We are phone-free.  Children enjoy camp with open eyes and hearts – not hunched over a screen.  Unplugged from the stress of social media, they can forge real friendships with their peers, making connections that last a lifetime!

Real Growth from Ensemble Support

We affirm each student’s strengths – and then challenge them to keep growing beyond their comfort zone.  Our staff invest in each actor, helping them earn self-confidence.  We train our students to be not only great actors, but also great people.

Experiencing the Great Outdoors

Theatre began as stories told around the campfire. We continue this tradition with a summer camp that feels like summer, teaching our campers outdoor skills like fire-building, campfire cooking, and sleeping in tents!

Questions

and Answers

For over 20 years we've been creating great theatre in the great outdoors with teens and pre-teens. Our team will happily walk you through any one of our carefully crafted programs.
More Traveling Players FAQs>>Theatre Classes for Kids and Teens
Didn't get your question answered? No worries! Please contact our team by email (info@travelingplayers.org) or phone (703-987-1712).

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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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