Wolf Trap National Park For The Performing Arts

Yesterday, after visiting the Potomac Falls, we drove 15 minutes to Wolf Trap National Park For The Performing Arts. I didn't know we had any national parks for the performing arts. Here we are behind the stage. We had about 30 people listening to the park ranger's explanations,

After he opened the stage curtain we could see where the audience sits. We saw the lights and the sound equipment. There are permanent seats for about 800 people but another 800 can sit on the lawn too. The outside audience gets their own sound system.

Here is the stage curtain before he opened it. Performance run from mid May until mid September. Performers here include Mary Chapin Carpenter, BB King, Dolly Parton, the National Symphony Orchestra, River Dance, ballets and operas. The largest performing group was the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

The Wolf Trap logo is attached to the wall.

This is a dressing room for a larger group of people. We got to hang out in the lounge and the dining area. Some of the people in our group have been to this building to see performances. They had many questions and our tour went longer than planned. Out in the woods they have a children's theater. From mid June through August adults perform theater from children ages six through fifteen. I am not going to be here this summer but it would be fun to see a play in the woods as long as it wasn't raining.