Extracurriculars That Build Acting
Portraying characters convincingly through voice, movement, and emotion on stage or screen.
YoungArts is a highly prestigious national arts competition and talent development program for high school students ages 15 to 18…
A rigorous, 6-unit residential conservatory program involving 28 hours of weekly studio training (e.g., Atlantic Acting School, Meisner, or Production…
Participate in a rigorous, five-week professional actor training intensive. Develop foundational skills in acting technique, scene study, Shakespeare, voice and…
The International Thespian Society (ITS) is an honor society for theatre students in grades 6–12 that recognizes excellence in dramatic…
The Blank Theatre Young Playwrights Festival is a free national playwriting competition open to writers aged 19 and younger who…
YouthPLAYS is a theatrical publishing company that accepts script submissions from young playwrights ages 19 and under on a rolling,…
The Worldwide Plays Festival Competition is an annual playwriting competition organized by Writopia Lab for students in grades 3–12, challenging…
New York Film Academy's Summer Film and Acting Camps offer intensive, hands-on training in filmmaking, acting, screenwriting, photography, animation, and…
Idyllwild Arts Summer Teen Programs are intensive one to two week workshops held in the mountains of Southern California for…
Interlochen Summer Arts Camp is a prestigious residential summer program for students in grades 3 through 12, offering immersive instruction…
Summer Shakespeare is a free, highly selective five-week summer intensive program offered by the Stella Adler Center for the Arts…
The Wooster Group Summer Institute is a free, three-week intensive performance workshop for New York City public middle and high…
The California State Summer School for the Arts (CSSSA) is a prestigious, state-sponsored residential summer program that offers intensive arts…
Writers' Week is a one-week pre-college summer program at Sarah Lawrence College that immerses high school students in creative writing…
The Governor's School for the Arts (GSA) is a tuition-free, highly selective arts conservatory serving students in grades 8 through…
The ESU National Shakespeare Competition is a prestigious national program where high school students in grades 9 to 12 memorize,…
The Steppenwolf Young Adult Council (YAC) is a year-round teen program organized by the renowned Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago…
The Musical Theatre West Youth Ambassador Council is a selective, year-round leadership program for high school students in grades 9…
Synchronicity Theatre is an Atlanta-based theater organization that produces bold, original works while centering the voices of women and girls.…
Albany Park Theater Project (APTP) is a Chicago-based youth theater organization that empowers high school students to create and perform…
The Next Narrative Monologue Competition (NNMC) is True Colors Theatre Company's signature program for high school students in grades 9…
The Jimmy Awards, organized by The Broadway League Foundation, is a national competition recognizing outstanding high school achievement in musical…
The NAU Curry Summer Music Camp is a summer music program at Northern Arizona University's Kitt School of Music, designed…
The Theatre & Dance Summer STARS Camps are a series of week-long day camps hosted by the University of New…