Adapted by Todd Espeland from Robert Louis Stevenson
Traveling Players Studio
Recommended for audiences ages 8+
60 min | Tickets: $16 online, $20 at the door
An adaptation of the classic novel Treasure Island, this production features Jim Hawkins, a courageous youth who dreams of adventure outside of the Benbow Inn. The closest adventures he gets are the seafaring tales from one of the Inn's guests, Billie Bones. One fateful evening, Bones is given the Black Spot, a pirate death sentence. Seizing his moment, Jim escapes with a treasure map that belonged to Bones amid a pirate brawl in the Inn. Then Jim gathers a crew and sets sail for Treasure Island! Only this crew of "honest sailors" seems to be less than trustworthy. Perhaps even a little... scurvy?
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Adapted by Sarah Ruhl from Virginia Woolf
Traveling Players Studio
Recommended for audiences ages 10+
90 min | Tickets: $16 online, $20 at the door
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?
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by Judith Walsh White
Traveling Players Studio
Recommended for audiences ages 8+
45 min | Tickets: $16 online, $20 at the door
Arachne is an extraordinary weaver. She takes great pride in her work, so much so that she begins boasting of how no other could rival her skill, not even Athena, goddess of Wisdom & patron of Weaving, who had herself blessed Arachne with the skill she now boasts about. The hubris enrages Athena, who then challenges Arachne to a tapestry competition. Arachne weaves into her tapestry stories of the gods and their follies, particularly Zeus. Athena knows the work is better than her own - embarrassed by the defeat and maddened by the stories Arachne has depicted, she turns Arachne into a spider, the first ever. Now, Arachne and her descendants will weave their webs forever.
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by Traveling Players' Improv Troupe - The Touchstones!
Plaza at Tysons Corner Center
Recommended for audiences ages 10+
45 min | Free (Rain Tickets* Available)
Join our Touchstones as they present a fully improvised performance inspired by prompts from you, the audience!
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by Carlo Goldoni
Plaza at Tysons Corner Center
Recommended for audiences ages 10+
60 min | Free (Rain Tickets* Available)
In the joyous, comedic romp, The Servant of Two Masters, a young woman named Beatrice disguises herself as her dead brother, so she can collect the dowry owed to her family by Pantalone— all while pining for her lover, Florindo (who defeated her brother in a duel!). She brings her ever-so-hungry servant, Truffaldino, along with her, who ends up being roped into serving another master. The play follows Truffaldino’s exploits around Venice as he gets more and more confused about which master needs what letter or bag of money. Oh! And Florindo is searching for Beatrice. Oh! And Truffaldino falls in love with another servant, Smeraldina. Pleasantly highlighting many of the archetypes found in Commedia dell’arte, The Servant of Two Masters is an ensemble-driven show with some show-stopping moments of comedic wonder.
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by Shakespeare
Plaza at Tysons Corner Center
Recommended for audiences ages 10+
75 min | Free (Rain Tickets* Available)
In Shakespeare’s romantic comedy, Love’s Labor’s Lost, a quartet of four bachelors swear off women for three years in pursuit of knowledge and wisdom. Enter four young bachelorettes from France. Shakespeare, famous for his side plots, concocts a farcical love plot between a Spainaird, a clown, and a dairymaid. A little-known comedy that is thought of as Shakespeare’s richest in terms of textual wordplay and linguistic flavor— this would be a wonderful introduction to the bard and a treasure trove for those looking to find the poetic devices Shakespeare is best known for.
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by Shakespeare
Recommended for audiences ages 10+
2 hr 30 min (with a 15 min intermission)
Shakespeare’s Cymbelin
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If it rains, the performance will be moved indoors and will become ticketed. Capacity is strictly limited, so buy Rain Tickets if you want to guarantee your chance to see the show in the event of inclement weather. Actors will get 2 comps each for their performance. 3-wk Technicians will receive 2 comps for whichever show they are assigned to. 6-wk Technicians will receive 2 comps for Cymbeline. Limited availability; tickets may not be available at the door.
Cymbeline: $30
All Other Rain Tickets: $16
Traveling Players Studio
Tysons Corner Center – D1L
1961 Chain Bridge Road, Tysons, VA 22102
P.O. Box 1315
Great Falls, VA 22066