Program Description

Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School & Camp

Summer Program
Steamboat Springs, Colorado


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Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School and Camp
40755 RCR 36
Steamboat Springs, Colorado 80487
800-430-2787 (toll-free)
Fax: 970-879-5823
http://www.perry-mansfield.org
E-mail: p-m@perry-mansfield.org

Type of Program: An intensive performing arts summer school. Classes are offered in theater, musical theater, dance, and dramatic writing, with electives in visual arts and equitation.
Participants: Coeducational, age 8–senior in college
Enrollment: 350
Program Dates: One 2-week Junior Camp (entering grades 5–7) begins late June; one 4-week Intermediate Program (entering grades 8–9) begins mid-July; one 6-week High School/College Program (entering grade 10 and older) begins mid-June; one-week Equestrian Programs begin mid-June (ages 10–12) and early August (ages 13–16); one 1-week Discovery Day Camp (ages 8–10) begins early August. Shorter-length specialty programs in dramatic writing, musical theater composing, and theater study abroad are offered for high school and college students.
Head of Program: June Lindenmayer, Executive Director

Location

Perry-Mansfield is located in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, 150 miles northwest of Denver. Steamboat Springs, a small Rocky Mountain community of 10,000, is rich with Western charm and natural beauty, making it a popular vacation destination.
Nestled in the hills of beautiful Strawberry Park, Perry-Mansfield’s rustic 75-acre campus provides students with a safe, nurturing environment in which to learn. Students spend their days in open-air studios, which are naturally landscaped with grassy meadows, aspen groves, and alpine ponds.

Background and Philosophy

In 1913, Charlotte Perry and Portia Mansfield fulfilled their dreams of creating a theater and dance camp in the mountains. Now, more than ninety years later, Perry-Mansfield is recognized as the oldest continuously operating performing arts school and camp in the nation. Throughout the years, a number of distinguished alumni, faculty members, and guest artists have passed through the doors of Perry-Mansfield. The list includes Robert Battle, Sammy Bayes, Jessica Biel, Ruthanna Boris, John Cage, Wally Cardona, Martha Clarke, Merce Cunningham, Harriette Ann Gray, Julie Harris, Dustin Hoffman, Hanya Holm, Lee Horsley, Doris Humphrey, José Limon, Agnes de Mille, Daniel Nagrin, Jason Raize, Lee Remick, Amala Shankar, Ton Simons, Frances Sternhagen, Helen Tamiris, Joan Van Ark, and Charles Weidman.
Today, students from all over the world take classes from a select group of accomplished and internationally renowned faculty members. The tradition of Perry-Mansfield remains unsurpassed as the camp continues to prepare emerging young artists for the stage. Recent alumni are performing with Ballet Hispanico, Munich Ballet, Paul Taylor, Nederlands Dans Theatre, and Battleworks Dance Company and on Broadway and television and in film. Students are invited to share in the magic of Perry-Mansfield.

Program Offerings

At the high school/college level, the Theater Program offers classes in acting, advanced acting, scene study, voice and movement, acting Shakespeare, directing, production, stage combat, and audition workshop. The Musical Theater Program offers classes in musicianship, explorations in ear training, and rhythmic foundations. Core studies are offered in musical scene study and audition technique, original works (cabaret and songwriting), great shows, and great performers (learning the repertoire and movement for the singing actor). The Dance Program offers classes in ballet, modern, jazz, repertory, dance composition, pointe, tap, and trapeze. Students have the opportunity to learn to perform repertory from both faculty members and guest artists.
At the junior (grades 5–7) and intermediate (grades 8–9) levels, the Theater Program offers classes in creative dramatics for the juniors and intermediate acting for the intermediates. An accelerated class is available to the advanced intermediate by audition only. The Musical Theater Program offers classes in foundations in musical theater, performance skills for the young singing actor, and musical theater workshop. The Dance Program offers classes in ballet, modern, jazz, dance composition, tap, and trapeze.
Equestrian Camp is for students ages 10–12 (session one) and ages 13–16 (session two). The Equestrian Program teaches students horsemanship and provides riding instruction. Riders learn the fundamentals of horse care, training, dressage, and jumping. Students choose from either English or Western styles of riding.

Enrollment

This community provides a safe, nurturing atmosphere for approximately 350 residential and day students.

Extra Opportunities and Activities

Students can take private voice, piano, guitar, and riding lessons. Students also have the opportunity to enjoy the Rocky Mountains with planned hiking and rafting trips and trips to the hot springs and pool. Local events, including the Balloon Rodeo, Art in the Park, and the Fourth of July Parade, are all a part of the summer experience at Perry-Mansfield.

Facilities

There are four dance studios, two theaters, an art studio, rehearsal spaces, a dramatic writing studio, a music composition lab, an infirmary, a dining hall, a scene shop, a cantina, a camp store, stables, a barn, and riding arenas. All buildings are equipped with fire extinguishers and smoke alarms. Students and staff members are informed of fire evacuation plans and a fire drill is conducted at the beginning of each camp session.

Staff

Perry-Mansfield prides itself on its renowned faculty members, who come from all over the United States and abroad. Counselors are selected based on their experience with children and must participate in a weeklong training program. Faculty and staff members must pass a background check before being hired. The staff-camper ratio is 1:2.

Medical Care

Two registered nurses reside on campus and are available 24 hours a day. Perry-Mansfield has an infirmary where all medication is stored and administered. Students are insured by Perry-Mansfield while at camp for accidents and illnesses; however, preexisting conditions are not covered. Yampa Valley Medical Center is located 7 miles from the campus.

Costs

Tuition for residential students in the High School/College Program is $4000. The Intermediate Program is $3400, and the Junior Camp is $2200. The Equestrian Program is $875 for either session.
Day student rates vary, based on the number of classes taken. For the High School/College Program, the rate ranges from $575 to $1400, the Intermediate Program ranges from $450 to $1100, and the Junior Camp ranges from $300 to $620. Day student tuition for the equestrian program is $500. The Discovery Day Camp tuition is $500.

Financial Aid

Scholarships are awarded in the areas of theater, musical theater, and dance. Scholarships are merit based. Those interested in applying for a scholarship can participate in a live audition or submit a video to be viewed by the appropriate departmental faculty members and directors.
Work-study is awarded based on need (for high school and college students only). Positions available are studio host, dining hall attendant, camp beautification, and equestrian wrangler. The equestrian wrangler positions are filled strictly with students having a strong background in equitation. For more information, prospective students should call the Perry-Mansfield office.

Transportation

Arrangements for transportation from Denver International Airport can be arranged through Alpine Taxi, a Steamboat company providing shuttle service from the airport to Perry-Mansfield. Alpine Taxi’s toll-free number is 800-343-7433. Students flying into Yampa Valley Regional Airport in Hayden (the closest airport to the camp) are picked up by a Perry-Mansfield staff member.

Application Timetable

Inquiries are welcome throughout the year. Registrations are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, beginning in September, until all available spaces are filled. Tuition is due in full no later than April 1. Enrollments after April 1 must be paid in full.