Summer Stars Camp for the Performing Arts
By Summer Stars Foundation
Summer Stars encourages hard work, risk taking, and the joy of performing through intensive workshops.
This program runs during the summer.
This is a one week, 8-day overnight camp.
Ages: 12 to 15.
Eligibility is based on age. Participating youth must be from low-income/under-served backgrounds with a great interest in performing arts (no audition and experience required).
Application required
- Sign-up is ongoing
Find further application information here
The application phase has already started, we will accept kids on a rolling basis with possibility to be waitlisted. When we accept your application, we'll also send health forms and more specifics on coming to camp.
To attend Summer Stars as a Camper, you must be between 12 and 17 years old on August 7, 2024. New Camper applications must include one reference from a teacher or guidance councilor. Full Covid 19 Vaccination is required for all campers. Please take this opportunity to get your vaccination now. You must be fully vaccinated by July 20.
Free!
(No costs for housing, meals, or any programming)
Location
- In-person only.
1 Lamplighter Way
Gill, MA 01354
United States
- Transportation provided to the venue; see notes below.
- Transportation provided from the venue; see notes below.
Yes, there is a pick up drop off in Cambridge.
Additional information
Founded in 2000, Summer Stars’ flagship program is an 8-day camp that brings together students ages 12-15. Staff includes a talented crew of performers, counselors, and guest artists. Summer Stars Camp is often the first time these young people leave behind their difficult circumstances to discover their own talents, learn to express their own voices, and be taken seriously.
Summer Stars features intensive workshops from acting and dance to writing rap and doing improvisation, to spoken word and music video. At the end of the week, everyone performs in a 90 minute show featuring everything they learned that week.
Participants experience the gamut of performing arts in daily sessions – from voice, acting, and dance instruction to writing rap and doing improvisation. Their week of rigorous learning culminates at a public performance—90 minutes of action-packed singing, dancing, acting, and movement that involves every camper.
Last updated March 7, 2024.