In Residence at The Madeira School
in McLean, Virginia!
Great Theatre . . .
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 culminates in a fully mounted and designed performance which tours to several locations, cultivating stronger, more adaptable and capable artists and individuals.
. . . in the Great Outdoors
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
Our campers do so much more than perform!
Traveling Players Ensemble's camp provides daily classes that prepare our young thespians to perform. In addition to weekly classes in textual analysis, voice, stage combat, and improvisation, TPE oftentimes invites Master Teachers to train our students in skills needed for a particular show. Our 2010 Traveling Troupe had so much fun learning how to do physical comedy on stage with Master Teacher and Movement Choreographer Matt Wilson!