Stagedoor Manor
41°46′13″N 74°39′27″W / 41.770255°N 74.65759°W
Stagedoor Manor is a performing arts training center located in Loch Sheldrake, New York. Since its opening, it has trained thousands of young actors, many of whom have gone on to success in film, television, and theater.
Stagedoor Manor is located in a former
that was redesigned in the 1970s. The camp consists of a variety of theatre spaces, including the Carousel, the Cabaret, the Forum, the Merman, and the outdoor Garden Theatre. The four largest theaters are the 350-seat Carl and Elsie Samuelson Theatre, the 250-seat Jack Romano Playhouse, the Oasis Theatre (a theatre-in-the-round), and the new Forum Theatre.Format
Each summer, Stagedoor Manor holds three three-week-long sessions that start in late June and end in late August. Approximately 280 campers, ranging in age from 10 to 18, attend each session. Over each summer the 170+ staff collaborate with the producers to mount 42 fully realized productions in their 8 onsite venues (3 proscenium theaters, a theater in the round, 2 black boxes, a cabaret style space and a natural outdoor amphitheater). During each three-week session, the camp produces 9 musicals, 5 plays, Dramafest (a one-act playwrighting competition), and two unique cabaret performances (the Our Time Cabaret and Player's Ensemble).
The program's impact on the careers and networking of child actors was described by film director
Productions
Stagedoor Manor has a series of productions done in partnership with
Media
Stagedoor Manor served as the inspiration for the 2003 independent film Camp, written and directed by Stagedoor alumnus Todd Graff. In 2006, Stagedoor was the subject of a documentary by Alexandra Shiva.[2] In 2010, GQ author Mickey Rapkin wrote the book Theatre Geek: The Real Life Drama of a Summer at Stagedoor Manor, which described the camp's history as it followed the story of several campers through their summer experiences.[3]
Notable alumni
- Adam F. Goldberg[4]
- Adam Pascal[5]
- Adrienne Shelly[6]
- Alexander Chaplin[7]
- Amanda Aday
- Amy Ryan[7][8]
- Ansel Elgort[9]
- Beanie Feldstein[5][10]
- Ben Platt[11]
- Bijou Phillips[12]
- Bryce Dallas Howard[7]
- Brett Davern[13]
- David Quinn[13]
- EJ Dickson[14]
- Erich Bergen[7]
- Fred Melamed
- Gordon Greenberg[12]
- Helen Slater[15]
- Jason Wise
- Jeanine Tesori[8]
- Jeff Blumenkrantz[16]
- Jeff Ward
- Jeffrey Sharp
- Jennifer Jason Leigh[12]
- Jon Cryer[7][8]
- Jonathan Lovitz
- Jonathan Marc Sherman[17]
- Josh Charles[7]
- Julia Murney[7]
- Lea Michele[13]
- Lily Halpern
- Mandy Moore[7][12]
- Mary Stuart Masterson[7]
- Mia Tyler
- Michael Ian Black[8][17]
- Michelle Federer
- Natalie Portman[12][13][18]
- Nicky Silver
- Randy Harrison
- Robert Downey Jr.[12][17]
- Sebastian Stan[13]
- Shawn Levy[8]
- Skylar Astin
- Todd Graff
- Yancey Arias
- Zach Braff[8][13]
References
- ^ Gornstein, Leslie (June 15, 2007). "Setting The Stage How A N.Y. Summer Camp Spawned A H'Wood Mafia". New York Post.
- ^ Stagedoor Manor Docu Shown at LA Film Festival (BroadwayWorld.com)
- ^ Michael Ian Black's Theater Camp Confessions
- ^ Real-life Beverly Goldberg once met John Phillips at summer camp. Summer Camp Culture.
- ^ a b Broadway's Beanie Feldstein, Adam Pascal, Adam Kantor and More Share Their Theatre Camp Memories. Playbill.
- ^ Stagedoor Celebrates the opening of WAITRESS. Stagedoor Manor.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Beloved Stagedoor Manor Teacher Michael Larsen Passes Away. Broadway World.
- ^ a b c d e f Theatre Camp on SiriusXM. Stagedoor Manor.
- ^ Ansel is OUR "Baby Driver!" Stagedoor Manor.
- ^ Photo Flash: Beanie Feldstein Heads Back To Summer Camp At Stagedoor Manor. Broadway World.
- ^ Dickson, EJ (2023-07-14). "Don't Ask Ben Platt This One Question". Rolling Stone.
- ^ a b c d e f Rapkin, Mickey. Theatre Geek: The Real Life Drama of a Summer at Stagedoor Manor, the Famous Performing Arts Camp. Simon and Schuster, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f "Edmonds native Brett Davern stars in MTV's 'Awkward'". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
- ^ EJ Dickson, Rolling Stone
- ^ REAL LIFE "CAMP" ALUM REUNITE. Broadway World.
- ^ Backstage Connection. Stagedoor Manor.
- ^ a b c "Foot in the Door". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
- ^ Lea Michele's Lost Role, Drew Barrymore's Intervention and Other Stories From Stagedoor Manor(subscription required)