<p>They do say they help arrange housing for younger students 12-15. It may also depend on what level the student ends up in, as they list them as two quite different programs, the 12-15 and then 16-22. For us, we would rather wait out the year and join in the older program which is more dance intensive.
I am glad to hear that you have heard good reviews.</p>
<p>I'm relieved to hear that they have some housing for 16 year olds. Guess I'll have to wait for the written info to arrive.</p>
<p>Jasmom, they definitely do. The girls who went from here were in HS (at least one was 16 after soph year) and stayed in the dorm housing. I looked it up today online to check and they do offer this to those in the program. I assume you are talking of the summer intensive for ages 16-25. That is the one that I am talking about that has summer dorm housing.</p>
<p>Has anyone here heard of Broadway Artists Alliance? Their website is: <a href="http://www.broadwayartistsalliance.org/%5B/url%5D">http://www.broadwayartistsalliance.org/</a>. It looks challenging, but I wonder if anyone has experience with them. How does it compare to the college programs?</p>
<p>Perry-Mansfield update:
The videos are no longer being called "audition" videos, they are "enrollment" videos and the brochure states "We accept students on a first-come, first-served basis." It also now appears that a student can make a choice to audition for the musical or the straight drama, or both, but they can make a selection of which production they want to be a part of.</p>
<p>Also, if you want to read a really cool book about P-M's extensive and impressive history, try to get your hands on a copy of "Dancer's On Horseback" by Lucile Bogue. It is out of print but worth the effort to secure a copy. Hard to believe but reading it made me an even bigger fan of P-M than I was before.</p>
<p>Here is something else interesting about Perry-Mansfield from The Juilliard School's publication, The Juilliard Journal:
<a href="http://www.juilliard.edu/update/journal/j_articles242.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.juilliard.edu/update/journal/j_articles242.html</a></p>
<p>They also have updated the bios for this coming summer's faculty here:
<a href="http://www.perry-mansfield.org/fcmusical.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.perry-mansfield.org/fcmusical.html</a></p>
<p>Daughter sent in audition tape to OCU 2007 summer program this week. According to their website, if audition materials are in by Jan 5th, we'll know by Jan 15th if she's in/not in/on waitlist. </p>
<p>Excitedly waiting!</p>
<p>Anyone on the west coast gone to Santa Rosa Summer Rep.? I'm planning to audition and I wanted to know what to look forward to.</p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>I asked this on the theatre (arts) thread, but little response there. I read the threads about pre-college theatre programs, but could not find an answer to this simple question. I am looking at acting and not MT, and I am looking at the summer programs at Syracuse, CMU, NC Arts, BU, and Rutgers. Two questions. How tough are they to get into as long as my audition is decent? Does getting your application in early help, or do they reveiw the applications all at once? Also, if I am particularly interested in, say Syracuse's BFA or BA program, does it help me to go to their pre-college program, which is for credit and expensive - not what I really want - or doesn't it matter? Ian S.</p>
<p>Ian, I think that the programs you are looking at vary as far as being competitive. I am told, for instance, that Carnegie Mellon's summer precollege is competitive in that lots of kids apply, but if you are early with your application and can show them (on paper) that you are a desirable candidate, you can get in. (There is NO audition to get in.) Just don't wait until a few weeks before the deadline to send your stuff in! I hear that the NCSA summer program is really good and get the impression that admission is competitive, though I am not sure if they require an audition or not. You would have to go online to the school's Web site to ascertain that. One other program that you may or may not find of interest: the American Shakespeare Center in Staunton, Va., has an excellent summer drama/Shakespeare camp. My D attended last year. You work with actors from the Blackfriars Theatre (an Equity theater) and take some academic type classes on Shakespeare. You also are cast in one of three Shakespeare plays, which you perform at the end of the session on the Blackfriar's stage. You don't audition to get in, though you do audition once you are there, so they can cast you in a play. If you want more info, feel free to PM me.</p>
<p>Thanks. As I mentioned on a previous post, because I used to be occupied with both fencing and football, I have not had much stage experience (2 HS plays to date, evening classes, and a 2 week intensive summer camp last year before football camp started). I know that Rutgers, BU, and Michigan require auditions, but it looks like Syracuse and NCArts do not require an audition for the acting program. I took an evening class on Shakespeare monologues, so I will look into the program that you recommend. I wonder, given my thin resume, whether I would actually have a better shot getting in a program that requires an audition. Ian</p>
<p>Ian, just for the record, if you are interested in the ASC's summer program (it's called Young Company Theatre Camp), I don't think you would have a problem getting in, as long as you show an earnest interest in theater and Shakespeare in the answers to the questions that they give you as part of the application process. (In fact, my D's roommate actually confided on her application that she found Shakespeare boring in the extreme when she studied him in high school, but knew that he was important, and hoped that studying the Bard in an exciting environment would show her what she had been missing. She got in and is, I understand, going back this summer!) Here is a link to the website: <a href="http://www.americanshakespearecenter.com/%5B/url%5D">http://www.americanshakespearecenter.com/</a> I imagine your fencing experience and expertise would come in handy. Last summer, the kids staged Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2, and The Merry Wives of Windsor.</p>
<p>An update on summer acting (may not apply to MT) programs that do/do not require auditions. Audition required (IMPULSE, Rutgers). DVD response to three interview questions (Brown). No audition required (Syracuse, Penn, Northwestern, CMU,NCARTS). Boston University's site is unclear and needs to be updated for 2007. From what I can tell, admission is rolling for CMU, Brown. Hard to tell whether NCARTS does rolling admissions. Corrections would be appreciated.
Does anyone know anything about Penn's program?</p>
<p>My D attended the BU summer program this past summer. She did not have to audition but had to submit an application, a resume, an essay and two letters of recommendation. I believe that the deadline for application submission was April 15 and notification letters were sent out soon after that date. I think she applied sometime in February, so not too far in advance.</p>
<p>She loved every minute of this very intense program, thought that the faculty was wonderful, learned a great deal and made lots of friends from all over the country with whom she still keeps in touch. It was truly a worthwhile experience that she will never forget.</p>
<p>Another question about summer programs (acting; not MT - acting thread is dead). Has anybody gone to the program at NCARTS. It looks like a lot of the faculty have a circus orientation. does this mean that there is a lot of time spent on movement? Is the program like other theatre performance summer programs? Ian</p>
<p>Do you mean the Stage Combat Program at NCARTS. A former student of mine did that program a few summers ago and then last summer went to the ASFD training in Nevada. </p>
<p>I think that he really enjoyed the NCARTS program and felt like it gave him the basic knowledge to feel comfortable attending the ASFD conference last summer.</p>
<p>KatMT I have been advised that I should do more acting workshops before I get certification in stage combat, so I am looking at the NCARTS acting summer program.I was wondering if anybody was in that program. My list of programs has narrowed. I am not taking the SAT till May or June, so I can not apply those programs which I have to submit scores (CMU, Northwestern and Penn). Also, I am not what you would call your perfect student; I am only a B to B plus student. Sorry, but I do not equate great grades with either intelligence or hard work - I work hard, though perhaps not enough on my school work. This excludes me from CMU, Brown, Penn and Northwestern's summer programs. This leaves me with Rutgers, which looks like it is very competitive to get into, Boston Univ., NCARTS, Syracuse, and the young Shakepeare program in VA which a cc member suggested and which looks interesting. I am looking for a program that is acting intense; more process than production. I am assuming that someone will accept me. I have been on the websites of all of these programs, but I would appreciate first hand impressions.</p>
<p>Forgive me for posting this in two places, on the Ithaca thread and here. I am interested in learning more about the Ithaca College precollege summer program in musical theater. I found the application on the IC Web site, but could not seem to locate much information. If anyone knows anything about the quality of the program, how popular/competitive it is, etc., please either post here or PM me. Thanks so much! :)</p>
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<p>I have a questiong regarding the Broadway Theatre Project. My son is auditiong for this progam in 2 weeks. I am hoping that nydancemom or someone else can help me. How long do they take to let you know if you've been accepted into the program? The cost is pretty hefty and I'm hoping they give you plenty of notice so you have time to start working on funds.</p>