Here is an article in today's Theater Mania where 6 professional actors reflect on their days at theater camp, namely Stagedoor Manor, French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts, and Interlochen:
http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/stage-vets-on-the-joys-of-theater-camp_81649.html
On a personal front, the article resonates for me as my daughter who is a professional actor/singer spent 8 summers at Stagedoor Manor which had a significant impact on her life. Many of her closest friends today go back to her years at Stagedoor. As well, I have another daughter who spent 4 summers at French Woods and enjoyed it immensely.
I know that pre-college summer theater intensives, which are very valuable, are spoken about a lot on this forum. Just raising a glass to another option, theater camp programs. So many of the kids I saw perform back at Stagedoor are having wonderful professional careers now.
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