Commedia Christmas Carol
Take your acting to the next level! Students receive expert training in physical comedy, mask work, and storytelling, while rehearsing and performing in a uniquely Traveling Players adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.
For current 8th-12th graders
- Auditions:
- September 13, 5:00 – 8:00 pm
- Allows you to get the Early Bird Discount!
- September 28, 5:00 – 8:00 pm
- September 13, 5:00 – 8:00 pm
- Rehearsals: Oct 7 – Nov 30; Saturdays & Sundays, 3 – 6 pm
- There will be no rehearsal Thanksgiving week
- Performances: Dec 1-4 & 9-10
Commedia Christmas Carol
Ebenezer Scrooge cares a lot about money – but very little for his fellow man. This miserly banker categorically shuns charity, compassion, cheer, and even Christmas! Jacob Marley, Scrooge’s business partner, visits Scrooge on Christmas Eve, which is odd since he’s been dead for 7 years. Marley’s ghost has returned to warn Scrooge: Change your ways or suffer forever!
Three spirits take Scrooge on an unforgettable journey into his Past, Present, and Future, laying out his life in front of him. Can Scrooge change his ways for the better and alter the course of his fate? Perhaps Tiny Tim, the ill son of his poor clerk, will heal his heart.
Our Fall Performances require an audition to enroll. There’s a $20 audition fee.
There is nothing to memorize in advance of the audition, but we do encourage you to familiarize yourself with the story. The more you know about the play and characters, the more quickly you’ll distinguish between characters at the audition, so feel free to do research, if you have the time.
We create a fun and supportive environment where returning Traveling Players can reconnect with friends and newcomers can be welcomed to our community. Over the course of the audition, you will take part in improvisations and discussions. Our community develops acting skills in an environment noted for its work ethic, creativity and kindness.
We’ve been told that Traveling Players auditions are the most fun auditions our students have ever attended. We intend to keep it that way.
Auditions are binding, meaning if you are accepted, then you must enroll. If you attend auditions and discover Traveling Players is not the ensemble for you, then please email us within 24 hours after the audition to withdraw your audition.
Audition decisions are generally emailed out a week after the auditions. We can’t wait to meet you!
Our rehearsals will prepare us well, with movement workshops and improvisational games that explore the world of the play. The class is appropriate for experienced actors, as well as for those just being introduced to the style.
Traveling Players summer camps and classes always offer expert training in acting, character creation, physical comedy, stage combat, improvisation, and text analysis. We also value the spirit of the ensemble. Our ensemble- and team-building activities create a strong, supportive cast and friendships that will last a lifetime.
Our kids have taken classes year round. We have not found a better acting program. Our kids have built lasting friendships with the staff and fellow campers.
— Parent
Performance Schedule:
Friday, December 1 at 8 pm
Saturday, December 2 at 8 pm
Sunday, December 3 at 3 pm
Tuesday, December 5 at 7:30 pm at The Vault in Capital One Hall
Saturday, December 9 at 8 pm
Sunday, December 10 at 3 pm
Weekend Performances will take place in our Studio in Tysons Corner Center.
Cast Size: 12 – 15
Director, Choreographer, & Sound Designer: Jeanne Harrison, MA, MFA
Assistant Director: Ryan Fields, BA
Tuition: $1,300 ($1,500 after the Early Bird Discount flies away)
Sibling Discount: $25
To get the Early Bird Discount, you must audition on September 13
We were totally blown away. My husband could not believe that your kids were high school kids and not college kids.
-Audience Member