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703-987-1712
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Freedom Center
13922 Freedom Center Lane
Leesburg, Virginia 20176
WINTER (OFF-SEASON) OFFICE ADDRESS:
P.O. Box 1315
Great Falls, VA 22066
CAMP VIDEO LINK:
Watch Our Traveling Players Ensemble Video
CAMPER AGES: 8-18
TYPE OF CAMP: Overnight/Sleepaway. Day Camp. Residential Camps & Conservatories for grades 4-12; Day Camps for grades 2-4
CAMPER GENDER(S): Coed Campers.
BRIEF CAMP DESCRIPTION: “Little known summer gem for the budding actor.” –The Washington Post. Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced acting training in small, supportive groups of 13 actors. Actors, receive expert acting training, professional direction and designs (Faculty to student ratio -- 1:4). Sleepaway camps (by audition) in Leesburg. Day Camps (no audition-just join!), plus year-round classes and performances at our Studio in Tysons Corner Center. Selected by the National Endowment for the Arts as 1 of 25 model summer arts programs in the nation! Need-based financial aid available. Parents say: "No program has been more meaningful to my daughter!"
CAMP INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES OFFERED:
Theater, Waterfront/Aquatics, Technology, Wilderness/Nature, and more. Technical Theatre, Too: Scenic Painting, Costume Creation, Lights & Sound
CAMP LOCATION: Our residential programs are located at the Freedom Center in Leesburg, VA – just 1 hour from DC! The Freedom Center is nestled into the foothills of the Catoctin Mountains on 100 acres of private property.
Our Day Camp is held at our Studio in Tysons Corner Center. The mall is metro accessible on the Silver line and offers ample free parking for easy drop-off and pick-up.
LOCATIONS:
Annandale, Virginia
Arlington, Virginia
Falls Church, Virginia
Fairfax, Virginia
Dulles, Virginia
Reston, Virginia
Tysons, Virginia
Washington, DC
Silver Spring, MD
Bethesda, MD
CAMP FACILITIES: Campers live in 1 of 3, cozy Lodges (with electricity, AC, and bathrooms – flush toilets & showers!). Each Lodge is unique, but all include common areas — inside with big comfy couches for relaxing, memorizing lines, and hanging out with your friends; outside with large porches or pavilions offering even more hangout space for each Lodge.
Staff live in private rooms within the Lodges so that they are nearby, attentive, and available, while still allowing campers an appropriate level of privacy.
Adventure surrounds us! There’s a lake, hiking trails, a challenge course, basketball court, volleyball court, lakeside firepits for s’mores, and a meadow for stargazing!
CAMP PROGRAM INFO: At Traveling Players, small casts of actors are carefully guided by professional theatre artists to perform in outdoor amphitheaters. 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 that is open to the public, thereby cultivating stronger, more adaptable, and capable artists and individuals.
Traveling Players emphasizes a meaningful engagement with nature. Every week features a campout – when campers learn Leave No Trace camping techniques, to pitch tents and cook outdoors. Our advanced students in the Shakespeare Troupe (grades 9-12) spend their final week camping out 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, all of campers learn self-reliance and creative problem solving, and gain an appreciation of challenges and beauty.
Founding Artistic Director Jeanne Harrison has taught for The Folger Shakespeare Library, Catholic University, University of Maryland-Baltimore County, Loyola University (MD), The Chapin School (NYC) and Interlochen Center for the Arts (MI), where she directed the Shakespeare program. Jeanne has worked in camping for 28 years, directed two other camps, is a certified Camp Director (American Camping Association), Wilderness First Responder (SOLO), and an Instructor with the American Red Cross. Jeanne has also served as a judge for the Helen Hayes Awards.
CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Traveling Players Ensemble offers need-based financial aid for all programs, with awards up to 100% of tuition, and no yearly or lifetime cap on awards. Please visit our scholarships page for more information.
YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS: Traveling Players offers performances, acting classes, field trips, and special events at our Studio in Tysons Corner Center during the school year.
CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Camps run June 19 - August 18. Please see our website for full dates and prices.
Types of Sessions:
Day Camp (no audition):
Acting Studio Day Camp (grades 2-4): 1 week
A week of theatrical fun.
Residential Camps & Conservatories (by audition only):
Mythology Ensemble (grades 4-6): 2 weeks
Perform a short play based on world mythology.
Thespian Ensemble (grades 6-8): 3 weeks
Perform a classic comedy.
Shakespeare Ensemble (grades 8-12): 3 weeks
Perform one of Shakespeare's greatest comedies.
Shakespeare Troupe (grades 9-12): 5 weeks
Experience a professional-level 5-day performance tour while still in high school! Perform "Shakespeare in the Parks" throughout Virginia.
Be sure to check each camp listing under INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES OFFERED for the range of Special Interest Activities and Programs provided by each Virginia Summer Camp or Summer Recreation Program.
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