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Why try summer acting camps?
Interlochen’s world-renowned center for the arts provides the best summer acting camps available—with learning opportunities for actors at all levels.
“Summertime, and the livin’ is easy,” the Gershwin song says. And what better way to spend the carefree days of summer than to take your love of theatre to the stage and attend camp at one of the nation’s foremost arts training institutions. Interlochen Arts Camps bring students from around the world to learn within a gorgeous Michigan setting and include a full summer camp experience. If screen or stage acting are your thing, then Interlochen’s 2025 summer acting camps are your best place for gaining theatre skills. Here are four reasons to attend acting camp this summer at Interlochen.
1. Short or Long—Take Your Pick
Summer acting camps at Interlochen include a large list of options, with camp topics and timeframes to suit busy schedules and accommodate your 2025 summer plans.
One-week intensives—for high school students only—hyperfocus on theatre essentials and pack as much experience and learning as possible into one shorter session. Elementary-age campers can register for a two-week workshop or four-week production camp.
Three-week camps, offered for middle school and high school students, allow for more extended study with faculty-mentors and more performances with fellow campers. Additionally, we offer six-week camps for broader learning, providing high schoolers a fully immersive experience with in-depth acting and stage opportunities.
Find a camp that works for you. With nearly 20 possibilities to choose from, Interlochen programs are the best summer acting camps nationwide where you can advance your abilities as an actor.
2. Learn from the Best in the Business
Our acting instructors (a.k.a., faculty-mentors, camp directors, drama coaches, and premier performers) are specially selected for a reason. Every one of them has learned acting as a professional, has gained experience under the lights or on camera, and is now spending summers working with you—the next generation of rising stars.
Interlochen’s summer acting camps are led by faculty who are world-renowned experts in the dramatic arts. Every week at camp, these accomplished mentors help you refine your acting skills, giving you constructive feedback and helpful, relevant suggestions.
In addition, summer acting camps include opportunities for studets to interact with guest artists—popular performers who add depth to your learning experiences by sharing their own acting experiences. Q&A with these career theatre professionals is invaluable for your success as an actor.
3. Your Passion for Performance
If you love the feeling of becoming someone else, taking on their voice, and sharing their story—summer acting camps at Interlochen are for you. Under the instruction of our faculty-mentors, you’ll have the chance to step into the lights and bring characters to life—sharing your heart and soul with camp audiences and telling amazing stories on stage.
Many young people who’ve attended Interlochen’s summer acting camps have gone on to enroll in performing arts college programs, pursue professional careers in theatre, or developed a deeper appreciation for the arts. For them, acting camps were the first step in becoming an actor, learning the theatre business, and collaborating with others who love the work of the stage. Interlochen’s 2025 summer acting camps are designed to inspire your creativity and strengthen your skills as an actor.
4. I Met My BFF at Acting Camp
There’s no better place to hang out with fellow actors than at one of Interlochen’s summer acting camps. Every week, you get the chance to make connections with aspiring actors who share your love for the craft. You can see each other’s work, share ideas and feedback, and develop your abilities as an actor—all through collaborative performances with your new camp friends.
Experience the camaraderie of a summer acting camp setting and connect with others your age who share your acting passion.
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