<p>My daughter wants to spend Summer 2012 at a US university summer theatre
program. We live in London, but are US citizens. She will have just finished
her sophomore year in 2012.</p>
<p>Can you recommend some top summer theatre programs that will take "rising
juniors"? Also, how competitive are these programs to get in and do they
require auditions? She is a pretty good actress and has done courses here at
RADA, Central School, etc.</p>
<p>Thanks,</p>
<p>Jack</p>
<p>Look at the University of the Arts Pre-College Summer Program in Philadelphia. I attended the Musical Theater program the summer after my sophomore year and loved it! It is non-audition, but I remember having to send in a resume, and I was around very talented people the entire time, so I really don’t think that the non-audition piece mattered. The city of Philadelpia is AMAZING, and I learned so much from all of my classes, and being in the program really made me want to audition at the school for college, which I have been accepted to!</p>
<p>UMich Mpulse takes incoming juniors!!</p>
<p>Oklahoma City U takes rising juniors. Audition in person or by DVD required.</p>
<p>Stagedoor Manor! No audition (but the talent there is amazing) and there are TONS of British staff. She would have to apply like right now for summer 2012, because it fills up a year in advance. Read “Theatre Geek” (available on Amazon) by Mickey Rapkin. :)</p>
<p>Sorry, I posted this and then realized you said University, which Stagedoor is not. It is a WONDERFUL place though.</p>
<p>Dear Calliene, Thank you for the suuggestions. I hadn’t thought of drama camps, but I should probably look at that also. I had a look on the Stagedoor Manor website and it looks interesting. By the way, where is it, in the Catskills?</p>
<p>Yes, Stagedoor is in the Catskill Mountains about 2 hours from NYC.</p>
<p>Have you checked out the Musical Theater forum: Summer Program Big List- Data/Info yet? It was started years ago but the later pages are very current and might give you an idea of where to look.</p>