Wolf Trap offers a variety of Interpretive Programs throughout the year. 

All are FREE and open to the public.

Pre-Performance Preview Series

 

Come join us on the Old Farmhouse Lawn for one of Wolf Trap’s longest running Interpretive Programs! Pre-Performance previews range from lectures to demonstrations and offer insight and interpretation of the evening’s performance. Previews are offered on select evenings, in conjunction with the Filene Center summer concert series. Previews start one hour before the scheduled show time and end with plenty of time to reach your seat before the show starts. For additional information call (703) 255-1893.
 

The 2006 Season Performance Preview Schedule

LINES Ballet
Tuesday, June 13                                                              Performance Preview at 7:30 p.m.  

B.B. King
Monday, June 19                                                              Performance Preview at 7:00 p.m.

Riverdance
Thursday, June 22                                                              Performance Preview at 7:00 p.m.

National Symphony Orchestra with Itzhak Perlman
Thursday, July 6                                                                 Performance Preview at 7:15 p.m.

Ron K. Brown - EVIDENCE PHILADANCO
Tuesday, July 187                                                               Performance Preview at 7:30 p.m.

National Symphony Orchestra with the Wolf Trap Opera Company
Romeo et Juliette
Saturday, July 22                                                               Performance Preview at 7:15 p.m.

National Symphony Orchestra with Renee Fleming
Thursday, August 3                                                           Performance Preview at 7:15 p.m.

Wolf Trap Opera Company
 Marriage of Figaro
Saturday, August 19                                                          Performance Preview at 7:00 p.m.

Nature Walks

Join a Park Ranger and explore the environment of Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts! Children can learn about plants, animals, water, and how to take care of our Earth. Nature Walk topics are rotated throughout the summer, so check with a Ranger on the day's topics. Nature Walks are offered late-June through early-August in conjunction with the Children’s Theatre-in-the-Woods performances. They begin at 12:15 and 12:30 at the footbridge near the Theatre-in-the-Woods. (For children 5 and older, must be accompanied by an adult.)

Junior Ranger Program

Park Rangers help protect our national parks. Junior Rangers at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts can help protect and preserve this park so other visitors can come learn about the park and enjoy the performing arts. 

To become a Junior Ranger, complete 6 of the 8 activities in the Junior Ranger Activity Book, have a Park Ranger review the book, and you’ll be presented with Wolf Trap’s official Junior Ranger Patch. Recommended for children K – 5th grade.

Activity Books are available all year at the Ranger Station. During the summer season, books are available at the footbridge, near the entrance to the Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods.

 

Backstage Tours

Ever wondered why they call it the "Green Room"?  Want to feel what it's like to stand on a world-class stage?  Off-season backstage tours give a behind the scenes look at the Filene Center stage at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts. Tours are offered October through March. Backstage tours begin at 11 a.m. and are approximately one hour long. Please call (703) 255-1893 for directions and additional information. Scouts and school groups, please call (703) 255-1893 to schedule a tour.

Park Tours

Park tours give a full view of the park. We'll closely explore the history of the park and walk some of the grounds. For the second half of the tour, we'll tour one of the backstage areas of the park. During the off-season (October - March) we'll tour the backstage area of the Filene Center and during the summer months (April - September) we'll explore the Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods. Park tours last approximately 1.5 hours. Please call (703) 255-1893 for additional information and directions. Scouts and school groups, please call (703) 255-1893 to schedule a park tour.