<p>Way to go, doctorjohn! I love it, too. Too bad they don't want a fortysomething former English major turned science writer as a student, or I would enroll now. ;)</p>
<p>One or Two Week Summer Musical Theater Pre-College Intensives </p>
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<p>Can anyone on this thread recommend any programs like this for a rising Junior. Prefer to stay on the east coast. Thanks</p>
<p>Thank you kedstuff for your response to my question. I was wondering if anyone else could elaborate on my question?</p>
<p>mom at home - I think limiting the program to 1 - 2 weeks gives you fewer options. Remember that you are trying to cram in voice, MT performance, acting and dance into a single package to get a "full" MT experience. It's tough to do all that in 1 or 2 weeks and have in depth substance in all areas. If you can stretch it to 4 weeks, you have many more options. Otherwise, I think you need to look for a program that is not as broad in scope and is more focused on 1 or 2 elements. The BOCO program you were referred to seems to do just that. It appears to be focused on voice lessons and vocal performance, which undoubtedly provides a great pre-college experience for a high school student. Instead of looking for an "MT" program, perhaps you should narrow your search to programs that focus on voice and vocal performance. Just a thought.</p>
<p>I did a Google search just to see what would come up for 2 week programs. Found Notre Dame's program. Can choose 2 week acting intensive or 2 week vocal intensive.
Welcome</a> to Notre Dame Pre-College Programs
University of the Arts has a 2 week Jazz voice intensive. See my post on this thread with the link to the UArts summer programs. There must be others out there.</p>
<p>Thank you Michaelkat</p>
<p>I so appreciate you answering my question. I also looked into your idea about University of the Arts the Jazz camp. Apparently, it is instrumental or vocal. I contacted them for the 39 page brochure. Again, thanks so much.</p>
<p>Vermont Vocal Arts Institute.</p>
<p>This is a new program run by Lisa Sheldon from Boston Conservatory. My D went last year and it was only a week but I think they are expanding it to 2 weeks. The kids stay in Vermont at the Red Fox Lodge and use Johnstate State College facilities. My daughter had a blast and made alot friends. Master Classes with Lisa, performance and technique, dance classes (musical theater and jazz), nightly singing competitions, etc.</p>
<p>Vermont</a> Vocal Arts Institute :: Summer 2007 Program</p>
<p>Wow! I looked at the Vermont Vocal Arts Institute, it looks great. I emailed them for a current brochure. Thanks for the tip.</p>
<p>I believe that OCU's summer MT program is three weeks..but what's one more week! Also, isn't University of Michigan's program two weeks?</p>
<p>Just another note about Flying Swan. I saw their ad last spring in a mainstream theater magazine. When I got the materials, I wrote some administrator that they might want to advertise elsewhere, as nobody on CC heard about it when I asked. I first got a long e-mail from Marsha Mason thanking me for my suggestions, and then from Mr. Branch. They seemed to be very sincere and were trying really hard. There's just a lot of programs out there. Last year they had a few big name film actors lined up. The only one I recall was Ed Asner.</p>
<p>OCU announced yesterday that its High School Summer Musical will be Sweeney Todd. (thanks, Hollylove! :) )</p>
<p>Both OCU and UMich (Mpulse) are three week programs.</p>
<p>Bumping up for Kedstuff-</p>
<p>Perry-Mansfield has a two week program called the New Noises Festival. It may be too late to get into as I know they have been scouting the country already and were at the North Texas auditions. But it is worth a shot and is an incredible program. Perry-Mansfield</a> Performing Arts Camp - Preparing emerging young artists for the stage</p>
<p>Has anyone been to Flying Swan? It looks top-notch - would love to hear about some first hand experiences</p>
<p>kardan, I'm not sure that ANYone has attended Flying Swan. If I'm not mistaken, someone on CC applied last year and, due to not enough applicants, the program was cancelled. It might have been briansteffy's son. If you do a search of his posts, perhaps you can find the information.</p>
<p>kardan: FS is a brand new program; they tried last year, but it did not make. However, looks top notch for straight acting. alwaysmom is correct.</p>
<p>I put myself on Flying Swan email list as we continue to look at other summer programs</p>
<p>I asked a lot of questions on CC last year re: pre-college programs (though we were most interested in acting). On paper, Flying Swan seemed to be the best, by far. I, however, noticed that nobody on CC heard of it - it was advertised in a popular theatre trade publication, but nowhere else. I contacted the program and suggested that nobody knows that they exist. I got a long note back by Marsha Mason (Goodbye Girl) and Ricky Branch (very well known by academics). That was an impressive response. What is notable, is that the faculty and guest artists reside on campus with the students. It did not seem like your typical summer program, which colleges conduct to make money over the summer - let's face it, expensive infrastructure does not generate revenue during the summer.
What also impressed me about their program is that real profs were teaching in the summer program. To be frank, if you check out many of the big name programs (cross check faculty list and summer program list), you will find that few of that college's faculty teach in them. I suspect that faculty have other obligations, whether professional or writing (publish or perish) in the summer.</p>
<p>If anyone has any questions regarding the Tisch Summer High School Drama Program I would be happy to answer them.</p>
<p>Brainsteffy - thanks for the info. I signed up for Flying Swan's email list. They have very impressive faculty and affiliations. </p>
<p>colegePLEASE - My son is looking at the CAP21 program at Tisch Summer HS Program. Who teaches the students? What are the highlights of the program?</p>
<p>kardan:</p>
<p>We were taught by a mixture of CAP21 faculty and summer only staff. The majority is full time staff though. Really, there was no difference. All of the teachers were influential in some way or another. Of course, there was a few, which I and some of my classmates did not like. Overall your son will get a good feel of what the NYU CAP program is like. The dance faculty was phenomenal, the acting so-so, and the voice a mixed bag. This was my personal experience.</p>
<p>The highlight for me was seeing things I would never go out and see on my own. I saw around 15 shows during the program. I remember one vividly. They show you the various NYC theatre scenes. I saw broadway musicals and plays, smaller off broadway productions, and off off broadway plays and workshops in lower manhattan. It was a great experience.</p>