Encore Stage & Studio offers learning opportunities for students as young as six months through 12th grade. For our youngest students, we emphasize the excitement of discovering the power of the imagination and how a story can be told on stage. We move forward by helping students focus on the creative process: What can they create as a team? As students progress, we ask them to make informed decisions to craft compelling scenes onstage. We refine techniques, help our students build confidence as performers and people, and challenge them to practice thinking quickly and responding authentically.

Santa Claus is missing! During the last rehearsal for the annual Christmas Show, the action comes to a screeching halt when the cast discovers that the Santa Claus statue has been stolen! Mrs. Dickens calls in the Clue Club — a group of ambitious and eccentric students who take mystery and detection into the realm of science. Full of more surprises than a fruitcake, the Clue Club finds they have successfully fulfilled their duty as “Christmas Scene Investigators” when they discover the true meaning of Christmas. We recommend this production for ages 4 and older.

Performance Dates and Showtimes:
Fridays, December 6 and 13, 2019 at 7:30pm
Saturdays, December 7 and 14, 2019 at 11am and 3pm
Sundays, December 8 and 15, 2019 at 3pm

All performances are held at
Gunston Arts Center – Theatre Two
2700 S. Lang St. Arlington, VA 22207

Encore Stage & Studio offers a variety of special Scout experience packages. These packages will allow scouts to not only see a production, but also participate in a workshop specially designed to meet selected badge and adventure requirements while exploring theater as an art form. Our workshops are taught by seasoned, theater professionals and are designed to help scouts gain confidence in learning to express themselves in different ways. Class content will address badge/adventure requirements and teach scouts how to use their acting tools (body, voice, and imagination).

Encore Stage and Studio is looking for high school students of color in Arlington that are interested in acting, dancing, and researching history for our upcoming “Flip the Script” production. We are excited to partner with Arlington’s community-wide efforts to examine and promote African American voices, thereby “Changing the Narrative.”

Experience the magic and join us in the audience all season long! Enjoy all the season member perks and plan your family time at the theatre. Become an Encore Season Member today!

Encore is excited to premiere a summer experience for our youngest theatre lovers. In this morning program, students are engaged through activities tailored especially for them: song and movement, music and rhythm, storytelling and crafts. Our experienced teaching artists will welcome your little ones into the warm and wonderful world of theatre with a fun new theme each camp week.

Around the Washington area, budding comedians can finesse their skills this summer at an array of camps that promise big laughs. “There are a lot of kids out there who are really genuinely very funny and who enjoy learning the specific skills that go along with comedy,” says Sara Strehle Duke, executive director of Encore Stage & Studio. “People think that you’re either born with it or you’re not, but at camp, these kids get the opportunity to hone their skills and practice.” Click here to read the article.

The Arlington County FY2020 budget recommendations have been released and the proposed cuts for the performing arts groups are dire. On March 11, 2019, NBC Washington shared the proposed cuts and its devastating outlook for arts groups, view the news segment.

Encore is excited to premiere a summer experience for our youngest theatre lovers through high school students. Encore’s camps are designed to provide a fun and safe environment for children to explore theatre arts. One, two and three week programs are available.