US Performing Arts will be adhering to all local regulations and following all national, county, city, and campus guidelines for in-person camps and workshops for Summer 2021. We will have strict guidelines and protocols in place for our staff and students in cooperation with each of our university residencies. We will be running our programs at a reduced capacity and accepting students on a first-come, first serve basis. We will need to continue to be nimble and pivot as necessary. If additional capacity limits are required come summer, we will honor applications in their order of submission. If it becomes necessary to move to small interactive virtual workshops those students who have reserved space in our residential and/or commuter programs will receive the first opportunity to move their registration to a virtual experience in the order of their submission.   Please review our “No Risk Enrollment Policy” for more information.

All USPA Programs

  • Learn Digital Film - Making- Courses - US Performing Arts GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
    Acting for the Camera
    June 27 – July 2, 2021     - See what students have learned from working with USPA faculty such as Emmy award winning director Mary Lou Belli, the director of over a hundred episodes of television including Monk, Sister Sister, Wizards Of Waverly Place, Girlfriends, The Hughley’s, The Game, and currently NCIS:New Orleans and Bull! Learn how to act in front of the…
  • Learn How to Dance - US Performing Arts Camps GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
    Broadway Dance
    June 27 – July 2, 2021     - Dream BIG! Reach for the stars! And get your dance on. Learn the choreography styles of today’s musicals and polish up the old standards. Broadway Dance will make you rock solid in jazz, tap, ballet, hip hop and contemporary styles. You will work with different choreographers learning to interpret the nuances of their work. You…
  • College Audition for Acting - US Performing Arts Camps GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
    College Audition Workshop
    July 5-10, 2021     - The Original College Audition Workshop for College-Bound Theater and Musical Theater Students! The college arts auditions are looming. Your questions are mounting. What is a contemporary monologue? Where do I find the right one for me? How do I approach classical work? How do I present myself in the interview? I want to do musical…
  • Musical Theater - US Performing Arts Camps GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
    Musical Theater
    July 5-10, 2021     - What do Next to Normal, Annie, and Les Miserables have in common? They all started in Washington D.C.! Come and train to be a triple threat Musical Theater performer in one of the most vibrant cities producing Musicals today. You will be working with top-notch faculty from Washington D.C. and New York City who have…
  • Vocal Performance - Summer Camps - US Performing Arts Camps GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
    Vocal Performance
    June 27 – July 2, 2021     - Take your vocal performance to the next level! Broadway artists, professional faculty, and students with a passion for singing join together for this 6-day intensive Vocal Performance Camp. Daily workshops offered will focus on developing healthy vocal techniques, music theory, sight-reading, song interpretation, and acting for the singer. Students will work on broadening the versatility…
  • Acting for the Camera - Pepperdine University PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY
    Acting for the Camera
    July 5-10, 2021     - See what students have learned from working with USPA faculty such as Emmy award winning director Mary Lou Belli, the director of over a hundred episodes of television including Monk, Sister Sister, Wizards Of Waverly Place, Girlfriends, The Hughley’s, The Game, and currently NCIS:New Orleans and Bull! Learn how to act in front of the…
  • Video Filmmaking Camps - US Performing Arts Camps PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY
    Advanced Digital Film
    July 19-31, 2021     - Get ready for the only film camp that teaches you the entire pipeline of Hollywood! If you are an Advanced Film Student and have a working knowledge of Digital Cameras, DSLRs, HD Cameras, Digital Work Stations and the Filmmaking Process, then our 2-Week Advanced Digital Film Camp is for you!  Our outstanding faculty will cover…
  • Broadway Conservatory - US Performing Arts Camps PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY
    Broadway Conservatory
    June 28 – July 10, 2021     - This audition two-week conservatory will take the experienced musical theater student on an artistic journey they will never forget. Taught by leading choreographers and music directors each student will map out their own individual growth path while working within an ensemble. Students will have classes in dance, vocal performance, acting, chorus and audition techniques.
  • College Audition for Acting - US Performing Arts Camps PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY
    College Audition Workshop
    July 26-31, 2021     - The Original College Audition Workshop for College-Bound Theater and Musical Theater Students! The college arts auditions are looming. Your questions are mounting. What is a contemporary monologue? Where do I find the right one for me? How do I approach classical work? How do I present myself in the interview? I want to do musical…
  • Dance Talent - Camp - US Perfoming Arts Camps PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY
    Commercial Dance
    July 12-17, 2021     - A Dancer’s Dream! Dance, Dance, Dance…. This dance camp offers dance from morning ’til night. The uniqueness of this experience is that it focuses on dance for today’s commercial market, including hip hop and the musical theater stage. Beginning and advanced training with professional working dancers and choreographers, the Dance Workshop immerses the participant in…
  • Computer Animation - US Performing Arts PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY
    Computer Animation
    June 28 – July 10, 2021     - At the heart of any great animated movie is a story. The great storytellers of animation, beginning with Disney, used simple pen and paper. With the advent of the computer, the animator now has another tool to use in telling a story. Based upon the precepts of traditional animation, the Computer Animation Camp will allow…
  • Learn to Film - Summer Camps - US Performing Arts PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY
    Digital Film
    July 5-10, 2021     - Learn the “Hollywood Way” to make movies! Challenge your imagination and explore your desire to become a Filmmaker by becoming part of US Performing Arts’ Digital Film Camp at Pepperdine University. Students are immersed in the world of film-making from day one and are taught the “Hollywood Way” to make movies! Here’s what our students…
  • Fun Video Filmmaking Camps - US Performing Arts Camps PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY
    Digital Film
    July 12-17, 2021     - Learn the “Hollywood Way” to make movies! Challenge your imagination and explore your desire to become a Filmmaker by becoming part of US Performing Arts’ Digital Film Camp at Pepperdine University. Students are immersed in the world of film-making from day one and are taught the “Hollywood Way” to make movies! Here’s what our students…
  • PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY
    Musical Theater
    July 19-23, 2021     - Musical Theater Camp – Voice, Acting & Dance! Are you or are you on your way to becoming a “triple threat”? Our Musical Theater Camp is designed to help hone students’ essential skills so they are prepared for the demands of a Broadway or musical screen career. Campers will take part daily in intensive voice, acting,…
  • US Performing Arts Camps PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY
    Voice Acting
    July 5-10, 2021     - Taught by a team of leading animation casting directors, students will see what it takes to have a career in voice over acting and learn the ins and outs of the perfect audition. Students will work in the classroom and take their work to the recording studio to actually record animated scenes.
  • Web TV - US Performing Arts Camps PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY
    Web TV: Acting, Writing, Directing for the Camera
    June 28 – July 10, 2021     - Web TV: Acting, Writing, Directing for the Camera Learn the skills of Acting for the Camera, Writing for the Camera, and Directing for the Camera in this intensive two week workshop. Discover and choose your role in creating a web series from a team of industry professionals who will work with you through the entire…
  • Fun Video Filmmaking Camps - US Performing Arts Camps STANFORD UNIVERSITY
    Acting for the Camera
    June 20-25, 2021 (Hosted Virtually)     - ** THIS WORKSHOP IS BEING OFFERED VIRTUALLY THIS YEAR ** Learn how to act in front of the camera by acting in front of the camera. This summer acting camp will show you the ins and outs of acting in front of the camera. Students will learn the similarities and differences between stage and film acting.…
  • Screenwriting for Movies, Plays, & Sitcoms - Summer Camp - US Performing Arts Camps STANFORD UNIVERSITY
    Screenwriting
    June 20-25, 2021 (Hosted Virtually)     - ** THIS WORKSHOP IS BEING OFFERED VIRTUALLY THIS YEAR ** Turn your love of storytelling into a talent for screenwriting! Learn the tools used by Hollywood professionals to start the path of your own career. Under our instructor’s guidance, you will create screenplay stories from your own imagination to share in a public reading. Experience…
  • Acting for Stage and Screen - US Performing Arts YALE UNIVERSITY
    Acting for Stage and Screen
    July 11-16, 2021 (Hosted Virtually)     - ** THIS WORKSHOP IS BEING OFFERED VIRTUALLY THIS YEAR ** This workshop will set the foundation of authentic acting. Through the use of established acting technique, you will develop and hone your craft. Using exercises, scene work and practical application you will apply this technique to acting on the stage and in front of the…
  • Acting for the Camera - US Performing Arts YALE UNIVERSITY
    Acting for the Camera
    July 18-23, 2021 (Hosted Virtually)     - ** THIS WORKSHOP IS BEING OFFERED VIRTUALLY THIS YEAR ** See what students have learned from working with USPA faculty such as Emmy award winning director Mary Lou Belli, the director of over a hundred episodes of television including Monk, Sister Sister, Wizards Of Waverly Place, Girlfriends, The Hughley’s, The Game, and currently NCIS:New Orleans…
  • Learn to Film - Summer Camps - US Performing Arts YALE UNIVERSITY
    Digital Film
    July 18-23, 2021 (Hosted Virtually)     - ** THIS WORKSHOP IS BEING OFFERED VIRTUALLY THIS YEAR ** Learn the “Hollywood Way” to make movies! Challenge your imagination and explore your desire to become a Filmmaker by becoming part of US Performing Arts’ Digital Film Camp at Yale University. Students are immersed virtually in the world of film-making from day one and are…
  • Screenwriting for Movies, Plays, & Sitcoms - Summer Camp - US Performing Arts Camps YALE UNIVERSITY
    Screenwriting
    July 11-16, 2021 (Hosted Virtually)     - ** THIS WORKSHOP IS BEING OFFERED VIRTUALLY THIS YEAR ** Learn the Art of Screenwriting! The curriculum of this Screenwriting camp includes the study of screenplays and teleplays. Designed as a camp that absorbs each camper in character, structure, form and plot of the screenplay or teleplay, the camp holds a few surprises that will…