A really great way of getting a lot of good musical theater training in a short amount of time is attending a SUMMER PROGRAM. This is usually done during one or more of the summers during the high school years. A PRE-COLLEGE program is simply one that is associated with a particular university and that university's musical theater department. A NON PRE-COLLEGE program is one that is not associated with any particular university.
As with everything on this site, if there is a program that you know of that does not appear on the list, please contact me and let me know. (Thanks for the updates nytheatermom, Heidi, vickii, and fosselover!)
KEY:
A + next to a program indicates that the program is very intense; the student takes many classes and stays for an extended period of time. These schools may also be fairly selective.
A ~ next to a school indicates that the program may only last for a week or two and that the program is not as intense.
PROGRAMS
PRE-COLLEGE
Boston University
+Carnegie Mellon University
+New York University (CAP21)
New York University (Steinhardt)
Northwestern University (Cherubs)
Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma Panhandle State University - Broadway at Panhandle
+Syracuse University
University of the Arts
~University of California at Los Angeles
University of Cincinnati -- College Conservatory of Music
University of Michigan
Wesleyan University (Center for Creative Youth)
NON PRE-COLLEGE
Camp Bravo
Camp Broadway
Columbia Gorge School of Theater
+French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts
+Interlochen Center for the Arts
+Perry Mansfield Performing Arts School and Camp
+Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center