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Acting Summer Program for High School Students


Why Take Acting

Great actors have presence, commitment, and true empathy for the human spirit. At Interlochen, you will grow in these areas and more. You'll have the unique opportunity to work on both stage and screen. Expert actors and educators will broaden your technique in a beautiful, active, and immersive setting.

What You'll Learn

You will strengthen your acting skills through a curriculum that explores both scripted and improvisational work. A mix of experiences that includes on-camera work will help you develop a consistent and reliable acting process that you can adapt to a variety of scripts and styles. Please note: the first three-week session will have an emphasis on improvisation and the second three-week session will focus on acting for the camera. 

As an acting camp student, you will:

  • Learn practical tools to expand your physical and vocal expression
  • Demonstrate fundamental acting and performance skills
  • Develop your physical presence and awareness
  • Strengthen your vocal instrument

Program Specialties

  • Stage Acting
  • Film Acting
  • Improvisation
  • Acting Technique

Audition Requirements

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Program Snapshot
Program Length
3 weeks
Program Dates
  • SESSION 1: June 22, 2025 to July 12, 2025
  • SESSION 2: July 13, 2025 to August 3, 2025
Tuition
$6,985
Age Range
High School (Grades 9-12)
Deadline
  • SESSION 1: January 15, 2025
  • SESSION 2: January 15, 2025

Meet the Faculty

Our summer faculty are actors, directors, and educators who are in high-demand around the globe. Their passion is found not only in theatre, but also in mentoring the next generation of gifted actors.

Please note the gallery may showcase previous instructors.

All Faculty

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Anne Cooper

Instructor of Theatre

Keith Contreras-McDonald

Keith Contreras-McDonald

Instructor of Theatre

Jeff Nauman

Jeffrey Nauman

Instructor of Theatre

Krista Williams

Krista Williams

Instructor of Theatre

Guest Artists

Interlochen offers students the opportunity to study with some of the top artists and educators in the field. The Theatre Department regularly welcomes visiting artists. Past guests of the department have included:

 

  • Caroline Aaron, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Sleepless in Seattle, Edward Scissorhands
  • Barrett Foa, NCIS:LA, Avenue Q, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Mamma Mia!
  • Rhys Coiro, Entourage, Straw Dogs, The Unborn
  • Robert Davis, University of Hartford
  • Quin Gordon, University of North Carolina School for the Arts
  • Ken Ludwig, playwright and theatre director
  • Brent Wagner, Chair of Musical Theatre at University of Michigan
  • Richard Winkler, Tony Award-winning Broadway producer and lighting designer

Program Highlights

Distinguished Faculty

Our faculty teach and perform at Interlochen Arts Academy and other prestigious institutions and venues around the world. They've devoted their lives to theatre and teaching the next generation of young artists.

Additional Opportunities

You are also welcome to apply to our one-week Acting Intensive program and six-week Acting Company Production Summer Program for High School Students.

Interlochen is home to the Arts Academy boarding high school, which offers theatre programs in Acting, Musical Theatre, and Theatre Design & Production for grades 9-12, as well as a post-graduate year.

Acting student Cameron M.

I do not get the opportunity to act in film and receive this experience in my hometown. I want to continue to foster my love for film and acting into adulthood, and the training I've received here will take me far. There is no other way I'd like to spend my summer.

Cameron, Theatre

Dive deeper into Interlochen Arts Camp with a free digital viewbook

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In our free informational booklet, you'll learn more about: 

  • Each of our seven arts areas 
  • Various programs 
  • Renowned faculty 
  • A day in the life of a student 
  • How to apply and financial aid information 
  • And more