GUIDES &
RESOURCES Theatre & The Performing Arts
The lights dim, the music swells, and the curtain rises, transporting you into a world of make believe. Share the excitement of theater with your
children. FAMILY Magazine’s Theatre and the Performing Arts Guide helps you find just the right performance, class, or theater party to spark
your child’s imagination and love of acting.

Children’s Theater
Acting for Young
People www.afyp.org
mary@afyp.org 4260 Chain Bridge Rd.

Fairfax, VA
703-307-5332 Season Dates: Dec. 12 & 13
Celebrating 18 years of fun,
challenging classes for ages
5 to adult taught by theater
professionals. After-school,
student showcases, summer
acting camps, and school
tours. Encore Stage &
Studio www.encorestage.org
boxoffice@encorestage.org 125 S. Old Glebe Rd.

Arlington, VA
Season Dates:
Hansel and Gretel: Nov. 6 - 15,
A Fairytale Christmas Carol:
Dec. 4 - 6
Snow White: Jan. 8 - 17
Treasure Island: Feb. 26 - March 6
The 25th Annual Putnam
County Spelling Bee: April
22 - 24
Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night:
May 13 - 22
Cul de Sac: June 3 - 12
Mary Poppins: July 15 - 24
“Theatre by Kids, for
Kids!” Founded in 1967, our
mission is to build a lifelong
appreciation for live theater
by involving young people
in all aspects of theater
arts — onstage, backstage,
in the classroom, and in the
audience. We are cultivating
the next generation of active
and engaged art lovers.

Harmonia School of
Music & Art
www.harmoniaschool.org harmonia@harmonia
school.org 204 F Mill St. NE
Vienna, VA
703-938-7301 At Harmonia School, students
of all ages & levels receive
premiere education from top
faculty in all of the performing
arts, including private &
group instrumental (piano,
violin, cello, guitar, flute,
clarinet, saxophone) and vocal
instruction, as well as theater
classes and productions.

The Kennedy Center
www.kennedy-center.org 2700 F St., NW
Washington, D.C.

202-467-4600 Season Dates:
Mariko’s Magical Mix: A
Dance Adventure: Oct. 2 - 11
NSO Teddy Bear Concert:
Fiddlin’ Around: Oct. 17
NSO Family Concert: A
“Sleepy Hollow”-een: Oct. 25
Darius & Twig: Oct. 30 - Nov. 8
Elephant & Piggie’s We Are in
a Play!: Nov. 25 - Jan. 3
NSO Pops: The von Trapps
& Stephanie J. Block Family
Holiday: Dec. 10 - 12
NSO Kinderclassics: Break It
Down!: Jan. 9
OLIVÉRio: A Brazilian Twist:
Jan. 30 - Feb. 21
NSO Family Concert: Let’s
Remix the Classix!: Feb. 28
NSO Teddy Bear Concert: The
String Thing: March 12 - 13
Superman 2050: April 1 - 3
Moby Dick: April 23 - 24,
NSO Family Concert: Lights!
Canvas! Music!: April 24
NSO Kinderclassics: Fancy
That!: May 14
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IRELAND 100: The Girl Who
Forgot to Sing Badly: May
20 - 22
The Kennedy Center is
home to heartwarming and
fun-filled performances for
every age group and their
families, from world-premiere
productions based on favorite
children’s books, to music,
dance, theater, storytelling,
puppetry, and much more.

Performing Arts Classes
Acting for Young
People www.afyp.org
mary@afyp.org 4260 Chain Bridge Rd.

Fairfax, VA
703-307-5332 Season Dates: Dec. 12 & 13
Celebrating 18 years of fun,
challenging classes for ages
5 to adult taught by theater
professionals. After-school,
student showcases, summer
acting camps, and school
tours. The Center for
Ballet Arts Inc.

www.thecenterforballetarts.com ctrbalarts@aol.com
11215 H Lee Highway
Fairfax, VA
703-273-5344 With classes in ballet, pointe,
modern, jazz, tap and Pilates,
The Center’s professional
staff continues to offer quality
training after 20 years of
excellence. Encore Stage &
Studio www.encorestage.org
boxoffice@encorestage.org 125 S. Old Glebe Rd.

Arlington, VA
“Theatre by Kids, for
Kids!” Founded in 1967, our
mission is to build a lifelong
appreciation for live theater
by involving young people
in all aspects of theater
arts — onstage, backstage,
in the classroom, and in the
audience. We are cultivating
the next generation of active
and engaged art lovers.

Harmonia School of
Music & Art
www.harmoniaschool.org harmonia@harmonia
school.org 204 F Mill St. NE
Vienna, VA
703-938-7301 At Harmonia School, students
of all ages & levels receive
premiere education from top
faculty in all of the performing
arts, including private &
group instrumental (piano,
violin, cello, guitar, flute,
clarinet, saxophone) and vocal
instruction, as well as theater
classes and productions.

International School of Music
www.ismw.org info@ismw.org
10450 Auto Park Ave.

Bethesda, MD
301-365-5888 4701 Saneamore Rd.

Bethesda, MD
301-320-4400 Music lessons in all
instruments and voice for
students of all ages. Optional
performances offered. Over