Advanced Acting
- Experience
- Advanced to Pre-Professional
- Program Length
- 3 week+
- Projects
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Hitchcock Film (2-3 min)
Kurosawa Film (6-8 min)
Headshots + Live Master Scene
- Locations
- NYC, LA & VT
Pre-College Summer Intensives
Where acting technique meets production experience
SOCAPA Acting blends conservatory-style training with a creative summer community. Train in technique, scene study, audition skills, and on-camera performance.
Core Acting: build foundations in stage and screen craft.
Advanced Acting: deepen technique and tackle more demanding material.
Musical Theater for Film: combine singing, dance, and acting for camera.
Three Intensives
Choose Your Acting Program
SOCAPA offers multiple acting pathways for teens ages 14-18. For new students, we recommend Core Acting. Return students can level up in Advanced Acting. In NYC, students can also train in Musical Theater for Film.
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Core Acting
- Experience
- Intermediate to Advanced
- Program Length
- 2 & 3 weeks
- Projects
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Lumiere Film (1-2 min)
Porter Film (2-3 min)
Headshots + Live Improvisational Scene
- Locations
- NYC, LA & VT
Musical Theater for Film
- Experience
- Intermediate to Advanced
- Program Length
- 3 weeks
- Focus
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Musical performance and vocal instruction
Acting for film + student film performance
- Locations
- NYC & VT
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2026 Summer Intensives
Summer Campuses
Acting runs in NYC, Los Angeles, Chicago and Vermont (program availability varies by campus).
College Experience
A Summer on Campus
From NYU to Pace University, Occidental College, and Champlain College, all of SOCAPA's programs are run directly on college campuses, using the classrooms, dormitories, and facilities of undergraduates.
Residential SOCAPA students enjoy the emerging independence of dorm life together with roommates and floormates under the supervision of SOCAPA's staff.
Dorm Life
College dorms with roommates & community
Dining Halls
Eat where college students eat daily
Real Campuses
University classrooms, dorms & facilities
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Attend as a day student and save on room & board
Who We Are
Acting Faculty
Our school is our faculty. Learn from working actors and directors with deep experience in stage and screen performance.
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Stories from families and students about growth, confidence, and creative breakthrough at SOCAPA Acting.
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"a life-changing moment for Ally... she emerged from the program with emerging confidence and the belief that she could have a future in the arts... I wish I could have left her for 2 more weeks."
Gina F., California
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"a taste of what college life will be like"
Sue M, Washington, DC
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"Simply stupendous!"
Daniel S, California
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"Not only do I believe the acting classes improved my abilities as an actor, but the overall experience taught me the basics of film production."
Tom C, New Hampshire
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"She learned a lot from the acting teachers... and discussed ways to reach her goals as an aspiring actress. She came home very confident and motivated about pursuing her dreams. The only thing we would change would be for her to stay longer."
Laura C, Maryland
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"provided the necessary artist’s environment she needed as she explores and makes big life decisions as she enters her senior year in high school."
Christine T, New Jersey
"as far-reaching as they come... actors leave with some extra padding for their online portfolio."
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