Interested in Majoring in Theatre?Summer Performing Arts ProgramsThese are a few suggested summer training programs. Included are those that my students and I have found valuable. Some require auditions and some do not. They vary in length and cost.
Camps(Local Below)
Red Branch Theatre
CCTA, in association with Toby's Dinner Theatre
Drama Learning Center
Camps at Slayton House
Laurel Mill Playhouse
(National below)
Broadway Artists Alliance, New York City, NY
Broadway Dreams Foundations, Atlanta and various cities
Broadway Theatre Project, Tampa, FL
Interlochen Arts Academy, Interlochen, MI
Stage Door Manor, Loch Sheldrake, NY
Stella Adler Studio, New York City, NY
PrecollegeAmerican Conservatory Theater, San Francisco, CA
Boston University, Boston, MA
CAP 21 Conservatory, New York City, NY
Carnegie Mellon Pre-College, Pittsburgh, PA
MPulse, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Northwestern University Cherub Program, Chicago, IL
NYU/Tisch School of the Arts, New York City, NY
Oklahoma City University, Oklahome City, OK
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Study AbroadThe Oxford Experience, Oxford, England
British American Drama Academy, Oxford, England
Lists of Colleges Offering Degrees in Acting and Musical TheatreThis is a comprehensive (though not complete) list of acting and musical theatre degree programs. It includes BA, BFA, and BM offerings. Some require auditions and some do not. I have organized it by region. Your college counselor can help advise you on additional schools that may be appropriate, but this should be enough to get you started.
West
Arizona
Arizona State University
University of Arizona
California
California Institute for the Arts
California State University, Chico
California State University, Fullerton
Chapman College
Loyola Marymount University
Notre Dame de Namur University
Occidental College
Pepperdine University
Santa Clara University
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Sothern California
Colorado
Metropolitan State College of Denver
University of Colorado
University of Northern Colorado
Nevada
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
New Mexico
College of Santa Fe
Oregon
Southern Oregon University
Utah
Brigham Young University
Weber State University
Washington
University of Puget Sound
Cornish College
Central Washington University
Wyoming
Casper College
University of Wyoming
Midwest
Illinois
Colombia College
DePaul University
Illinois State University
Illinois Wesleyan University
Millikin University
North Central College
Northwestern University
Rockford College
Roosevelt University
University of Illinois Chicago
Western Illinois University
Indiana
Ball State University
Indiana University
Vincennes University
University of Evansville
Iowa
Drake University
Kansas
Friends University
Wichita State University
University of Kansas
Michigan
Central Michigan University
Oakland University
University of Michigan
Western Michigan University
Minnesota
University of Minnesota, Duluth
University of Minnesota, Guthrie Theater
Missouri
Avila University
Missouri Valley College
Southwest Missouri State University
University of Missouri
Kansas City University
Webster University
Stephens College
Nebraska
Creighton University
University of Nebraska
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Ohio
Ashland University
Baldwin-Wallace College
Kent State University
Marietta College
Ohio Northern University
Otterbein College
University of Akron
University of Cincinnati, Conservatory of Music
Youngstown State University
Bowling Green State
Heidelberg University
Wisconsin
Carthage College
Stevens Point University
University of Wisconsin, Green Bay
University of Wisconsin
Viterbo University
South
Alabama
Birmingham-Southern College
University of Alabama
University of Southern Alabama
Arkansas
Ouachita Baptist University
Florida
Florida State University
Jacksonville University
Palm Beach Atlantic University
New World School of the Arts
Rollins College
University of Central Florida
University of Florida
University of Miami
University of Tampa
University of West Florida
Georgia
Brenau University
Shorter College
Valdosta University
Young Harris College
Kentucky
Northern Kentucky University
Western Kentucky University
Louisiana
Louisiana State University
Tulane University
Mississippi University of Mississippi
North Carolina
Catawba College
East Carolina University
Elon University
Lees-McCrae College
Mars-Hill College
Meredith College
North Carolina School of the Arts
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina Pembroke
Western Carolina University
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City University
University of Central Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma
University of Tulsa
South Carolina
Coastal Carolina University
Coker College
Tennessee
Belmont University
Texas
Abilene Christian University
Baylor University
Sam Houston State University
Southern Methodist University
Southwestern University
Saint Edwards University
Texas Christian University
Texas State University
Trinity University
University of Houston
University of Texas at Arlington
University of Texas at El Paso
University of North Texas
West Texas A&M University
Virginia
James Madison University
Shenandoah Conservatory
Christopher Newport University
Emory and Henry College
West Virginia West Virginia Wesleyan College
Northeast
Connecticut
Connecticut College
Hartford Conservatory
University of Hartford, The Hartt School
District of Columbia
American University
Catholic University
Howard University
Maine
University of Southern Maine
Maryland
Goucher College
McDaniel College
Massachusetts
Boston College
Boston Conservatory
Brandeis Universtiy
Dean College
Emerson College
Northeastern University
New Hampshire
Plymouth State University
University of New Hampshire
New Jersey
Montclair State University
Rutgers University
Westminister College of the Arts
New York
Adelphi University
Bard College
Fordham University
Hofstra University
Ithaca College
Long Island University
Marymount Manhattan
Nazareth College
New York University, Tisch School fo the Arts
Sarah Lawrence College
New York University, Steinhardt School of Education
Juilliard School
Pace University
Russel Sage College with NYSTI
State University of New York, Buffalo
State University of New York, Courtland
State University of New York, Fredonia
State University of New York, Geneseo
State University of New York, New Paltz
Syracuse University
University of Buffalo
Vassar College
Wagner College
Manhattanville College
Pennsylvania
Carnegie Mellon University
DeSales University
Marywood University
Muhlenberg College
Pennsylvania State University
Point Park University
Seton Hill University
Susquehanna University
Temple University
University of the Arts
West Chester University
Wilkes University
Rhode Island
Rhode Island College
University of Rhode Island
Vermont
Bennington College
Johnson State College
Middlebury College
Camps(Local Below)
Red Branch Theatre
CCTA, in association with Toby's Dinner Theatre
Drama Learning Center
Camps at Slayton House
Laurel Mill Playhouse
(National below)
Broadway Artists Alliance, New York City, NY
Broadway Dreams Foundations, Atlanta and various cities
Broadway Theatre Project, Tampa, FL
Interlochen Arts Academy, Interlochen, MI
Stage Door Manor, Loch Sheldrake, NY
Stella Adler Studio, New York City, NY
PrecollegeAmerican Conservatory Theater, San Francisco, CA
Boston University, Boston, MA
CAP 21 Conservatory, New York City, NY
Carnegie Mellon Pre-College, Pittsburgh, PA
MPulse, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Northwestern University Cherub Program, Chicago, IL
NYU/Tisch School of the Arts, New York City, NY
Oklahoma City University, Oklahome City, OK
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Study AbroadThe Oxford Experience, Oxford, England
British American Drama Academy, Oxford, England
Lists of Colleges Offering Degrees in Acting and Musical TheatreThis is a comprehensive (though not complete) list of acting and musical theatre degree programs. It includes BA, BFA, and BM offerings. Some require auditions and some do not. I have organized it by region. Your college counselor can help advise you on additional schools that may be appropriate, but this should be enough to get you started.
West
Arizona
Arizona State University
University of Arizona
California
California Institute for the Arts
California State University, Chico
California State University, Fullerton
Chapman College
Loyola Marymount University
Notre Dame de Namur University
Occidental College
Pepperdine University
Santa Clara University
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Sothern California
Colorado
Metropolitan State College of Denver
University of Colorado
University of Northern Colorado
Nevada
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
New Mexico
College of Santa Fe
Oregon
Southern Oregon University
Utah
Brigham Young University
Weber State University
Washington
University of Puget Sound
Cornish College
Central Washington University
Wyoming
Casper College
University of Wyoming
Midwest
Illinois
Colombia College
DePaul University
Illinois State University
Illinois Wesleyan University
Millikin University
North Central College
Northwestern University
Rockford College
Roosevelt University
University of Illinois Chicago
Western Illinois University
Indiana
Ball State University
Indiana University
Vincennes University
University of Evansville
Iowa
Drake University
Kansas
Friends University
Wichita State University
University of Kansas
Michigan
Central Michigan University
Oakland University
University of Michigan
Western Michigan University
Minnesota
University of Minnesota, Duluth
University of Minnesota, Guthrie Theater
Missouri
Avila University
Missouri Valley College
Southwest Missouri State University
University of Missouri
Kansas City University
Webster University
Stephens College
Nebraska
Creighton University
University of Nebraska
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Ohio
Ashland University
Baldwin-Wallace College
Kent State University
Marietta College
Ohio Northern University
Otterbein College
University of Akron
University of Cincinnati, Conservatory of Music
Youngstown State University
Bowling Green State
Heidelberg University
Wisconsin
Carthage College
Stevens Point University
University of Wisconsin, Green Bay
University of Wisconsin
Viterbo University
South
Alabama
Birmingham-Southern College
University of Alabama
University of Southern Alabama
Arkansas
Ouachita Baptist University
Florida
Florida State University
Jacksonville University
Palm Beach Atlantic University
New World School of the Arts
Rollins College
University of Central Florida
University of Florida
University of Miami
University of Tampa
University of West Florida
Georgia
Brenau University
Shorter College
Valdosta University
Young Harris College
Kentucky
Northern Kentucky University
Western Kentucky University
Louisiana
Louisiana State University
Tulane University
Mississippi University of Mississippi
North Carolina
Catawba College
East Carolina University
Elon University
Lees-McCrae College
Mars-Hill College
Meredith College
North Carolina School of the Arts
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina Pembroke
Western Carolina University
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City University
University of Central Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma
University of Tulsa
South Carolina
Coastal Carolina University
Coker College
Tennessee
Belmont University
Texas
Abilene Christian University
Baylor University
Sam Houston State University
Southern Methodist University
Southwestern University
Saint Edwards University
Texas Christian University
Texas State University
Trinity University
University of Houston
University of Texas at Arlington
University of Texas at El Paso
University of North Texas
West Texas A&M University
Virginia
James Madison University
Shenandoah Conservatory
Christopher Newport University
Emory and Henry College
West Virginia West Virginia Wesleyan College
Northeast
Connecticut
Connecticut College
Hartford Conservatory
University of Hartford, The Hartt School
District of Columbia
American University
Catholic University
Howard University
Maine
University of Southern Maine
Maryland
Goucher College
McDaniel College
Massachusetts
Boston College
Boston Conservatory
Brandeis Universtiy
Dean College
Emerson College
Northeastern University
New Hampshire
Plymouth State University
University of New Hampshire
New Jersey
Montclair State University
Rutgers University
Westminister College of the Arts
New York
Adelphi University
Bard College
Fordham University
Hofstra University
Ithaca College
Long Island University
Marymount Manhattan
Nazareth College
New York University, Tisch School fo the Arts
Sarah Lawrence College
New York University, Steinhardt School of Education
Juilliard School
Pace University
Russel Sage College with NYSTI
State University of New York, Buffalo
State University of New York, Courtland
State University of New York, Fredonia
State University of New York, Geneseo
State University of New York, New Paltz
Syracuse University
University of Buffalo
Vassar College
Wagner College
Manhattanville College
Pennsylvania
Carnegie Mellon University
DeSales University
Marywood University
Muhlenberg College
Pennsylvania State University
Point Park University
Seton Hill University
Susquehanna University
Temple University
University of the Arts
West Chester University
Wilkes University
Rhode Island
Rhode Island College
University of Rhode Island
Vermont
Bennington College
Johnson State College
Middlebury College
