Summer Musical Theatre Conservatory

July 1 - August 3, 2013

Those accepted will begin a rigorous five-week program designed to enhance performance skills, while instilling the technique, discipline and professionalism needed to excel in the performing arts.

The end of the month is devoted to rehearsals for the New Voices concert, performed annually on the Paper Mill Playhouse stage.

Taking part in the Conservatory is a remarkable opportunity, providing experience and exposure that simply can't be obtained anywhere else. Participation is a great honor...a chance for students to demonstrate their talent on a grand scale.

Based on skill, experience and the quality of their audition, Conservatory students are grouped into three companies, allowing them to develop at their own pace, while working on age and skill-appropriate material.

Accepted students will be placed into a Conservatory Company at the discretion of the Paper Mill Playhouse faculty and staff based on their audition performance skill level and approximate age. Placement determinations are not negotiable.

CONSERVATORY COMPANIES & TUITION:

The Junior Company (ages 10 to 12) meets Monday through Friday from 9:45 am to 4:30 pm at Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn. Tuition is $1800. *

The Junior Plus Company (ages 12 to 14) meets Monday through Friday from 8:45 am to 5:00 pm on the campus of Kean University+ in Union. Tuition is $2100. *

The Senior Company (ages 15 to 18) meets Monday through Friday from 8:45 am to 5:00 pm on the campus of Kean University+ in Union. Tuition is $2300. *

* Limited tuition assistance may be requested by eligible students proving need. Please download the Tuition Assistance Request e-form at the bottom of the Audition Information page when it becomes available.

HOW TO AUDITION:

The auditions for the 2013 Summer Conservatory were completed on February 2, 2013.

_{+ The Paper Mill Playhouse Summer Musical Theatre Conservatory classes and workshops will be held at Kean University in Union, New Jersey in cooperation with the Department of Theater and its resident equity theater company, Premiere Stages.}

_{On campus housing is not available. Students must commute to campus daily.}

_{The Summer Musical Theater Conservatory is generously supported by the Investors Foundation and The Bloomingdale’s Fund of the Macy’s Foundation. Major funding for Paper Mill Playhouse Education Outreach is provided by The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and MetLife Foundation. This program is made possible, in part, by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, A Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. Paper Mill Playhouse is a not-for-profit arts organization.}