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ACTeen-Acting for Teens

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Summer Address:

   New York, New York, USA
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Off-Season Address:

   New York, New York, USA
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        The nation's first on-camera acting curriculum developed for teens and young adults (ages 13-15, 16-20). ACTeen offers several full or part-time programs, suited for the serious beginner or professional. Intimate classes (6-12 students maximum) offer rigorous training, guest artists, professional coaching on auditioning, monologues, and the business of acting. Facilities include seven air conditioned,  muti-camera video studios, located steps from Rockefeller Center and Broadway.

         Semesters offer elective & schedule flexibility, with 16+ courses including film and television acting, theater, audition technique, script analysis, character development, improv, Meisner technique, speech & voice, musical theater, Shakespeare,  movement, Alexander Technique, script writing, directing,  modern drama, dialects, voiceovers, and commercials. Industry talent showcases have helped launch the careers of many illustrious grads appearing in films, television, and on Broadway.

         Application and audition required (out of state applicants may substitute long distance form). Apply early. Housing is limited, with suggestions for ages 18+ (unless accompanied by a parent/guardian).

Camp Type:  Residential  Day
Year Established: 1978
Gender: Coed
Age of Campers: 13 to 20 years old
Cost/Week: $501.00-$650.00/wk
Religious Affiliation: None
Camp Owner(s): Rita Litton
Camp Director(s): Rita Litton
Nearest Large City: New York, NY
Off Season Rental: No
Camp Focus:
Arts Camps: Acting
Arts Camps: Film and TV
Arts Camps: Performing Arts
Arts Camps: Theater
Art Activities:
  •  Acting
  •  Film and TV
  •  Music
  •  Other Arts
  •  Performing Arts
  •  Photography and Video
  •  Theater

Academic Activities:
  •  Creative Writing


Additional Activities:
Musical Theatre

Classes are available year round. Fall and spring programs run once a week on weekday afternoons or Saturdays.

Summer offers several options.

June Academy: 6/23-7/3, 2008

July Academy: 7/7-7/31, 2008

August Academy: 8/4-8/20, 2008

Summer Saturday Program 7/12-8/16, 2008