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Theater geek : the real life drama of a summer at Stagedoor Manor, the famous performing arts camp

Title
Theater geek : the real life drama of a summer at Stagedoor Manor, the famous performing arts camp / Mickey Rapkin.
Author
Rapkin, Mickey.
Publication
New York : Free Press, 2010.

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Description
ix, 220 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Summary
Founded in 1975, Stagedoor Manor, the premier summer theater camp for children and teenagers, continues to attract scores of young performers eager to find kindred spirits, to sing out loud, to become working actors--or maybe even stars. These kids come from varying backgrounds--the offspring of Hollywood players work alongside kids on scholarship, and the camp provides an intense, often wrenching introduction to professional theater. Journalist and theater fanatic Mickey Rapkin tracks a trio of especially talented and determined teen actors through their final session. Via original interviews with former and current campers and staff, Rapkin also recounts Stagedoor Manor's colorful, star-studded history, and explores what the proliferation of theater camps says about our celebrity-obsessed youth and our most basic but vital need to fit in.--From publisher description.
Subjects
Note
  • Includes index.
Contents
It's showtime -- Beginners showcase -- Week one -- Jack Romano -- Week two -- Carl and Elsie -- Hell week -- Performance weekend.
Call Number
MWED (Loch Sheldrake) 10-5261
ISBN
  • 9781439145760
  • 1439145768
LCCN
2009048797
OCLC
464593360
Author
Rapkin, Mickey.
Title
Theater geek : the real life drama of a summer at Stagedoor Manor, the famous performing arts camp / Mickey Rapkin.
Imprint
New York : Free Press, 2010.
Edition
1st Free Press hardcover ed.
Research Call Number
MWED (Loch Sheldrake) 10-5261
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