2026 SUMMER CAMP INTENSIVE
Harbor Playhouse is excited to announce an addition to our summer camp programs in 2025! Alongside our regular weekly camps, we are offering an intensive for ages 9-17 that lasts for 4 weeks (June 29-July 25) and ends in 3 performances of Cats Youth Edition! This application is ONLY for the Summer Intensive, registration for our regular weekly camps will open later in 2026.
This camp is geared towards complete beginners to advanced students that have a deep interest in performance. Campers can expect to get the best training in South Texas for dancing, acting, and singing.
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Camp Dates:
Sunday June 28, Required parent orientation (time TBA)
Monday-Friday, June 29-July 24, 9AM-5PM
Show Dates: Friday July 24 @ 3PM, & Saturday July 25 @ 3PM, Thursday July 30th @ 7:30PM
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Cost: $800 per camper **LINK FOR PAYMENT WILL BE SENT ONCE APPLICATION HAS BEEN APPROVED**
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Requirements: Campers must be available for all camp dates and shows, no conflicts will be allowed outside of family emergencies and sickness. This camp is designed for all levels, but campers must be prepared for long & intensive rehearsals and are required to participate in all aspects of theater. Roles for the musical are assigned during camp, and no refunds will be offered for any reason. No before & after care will be provided. Kids can be dropped off no earlier than 8:30am and picked up no later than 5:30pm. Campers will be costuming themselves and providing their own makeup (costume guidance will be provided). Campers must also bring their own lunch.
WHAT IS CAMP ABOUT
About the Show:
This summer, our Cats performances will take place on the mainstage and utilize the same set, props and lighting as our mainstage show of Cats so that campers can get the full performance experience. Campers will put on matinee performances before our evening showings with the adult cast, and will also receive their own Thursday night showing.
CATS is set amongst a larger-than-life junkyard playground and is alive with purr-fect felines, including Rum Tum Tugger, Mr. Mistoffelees, Macavity, Jennyanydots, Old Deuteronomy, Skimbleshanks and Grizabella. The Jellicle Cats come out to play on one special night of the year—the night of the Jellicle Ball. One by one, they tell their stories for the amusement of Old Deuteronomy, their wise and benevolent leader, who must choose one of the Cats to ascend to The Heaviside Layer and be reborn into a whole new Jellicle life.
AND WHAT CAN MY CHILD EXPECT
What will Students Learn:
Most students will be admitted regardless of performance level, as long as a strong interest in performing is expressed in the application. Slots will be limited!
No one will be pre-cast before the program starts. Auditions will take place during the first week and campers can expect to find out their role before the first Wednesday. No refunds will be given if a student doesn’t receive a desired role.
Students can expect to learn:
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Audition skills
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Dance Technique
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Vocal Technique & Harmonization
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Improvisation
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Scene Study
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Acting skills
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How to pick a monologue
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How to pick singing audition cuts
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Stage Makeup
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Production Process
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Nutrition & how to practice/prepare
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Values & Leadership skills
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Masterclasses & how to give feedback
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Who should apply:
Any student ages 9-17.
**Must be 9 years old by June 29th 2026 and Must not turn 18 before July 30th 2026)
Complete beginners - advanced performers
This program exists to help our youth become stronger auditioners and will be a springboard for future auditions at Harbor. If you are great at singing but struggle to learn choreography, have been told many times that you don’t smile enough onstage, deal with stagefright, etc, this camp is for you!
TRAINING
Who are the instructors?
Our summer camp director, Josh Salinas, will be directing the show and leading acting skills. He has led our summer camps for many years now and has directed shows at Harbor including Matilda, Moana Jr, Raise Your Voice, and most recently Junie B. Jones Jr. He is scheduled to be directing Wizard of Oz in 2025. He is also the head band director at Miller High School. Read more about him at Mr. Salinas Music & Movement!
Jessica Hill will be our choreographer extraordinaire! She has many years of experience teaching a wide variety of dance genres, including jazz, tap, ballet, lyrical, contemporary, and more. She has recently choreographed Oklahoma! The Musical and Goosebumps: The Phantom of Auditorium here at Harbor Playhouse, and she is slated to choreograph Fiddler on the Roof in the 2025 season! Read more about her at www.jesshilldances.wordpress.com.
Bethany Goldson will be the vocal specialist helping you with all things singing! She has experience in opera and musical theater and is excited to be back in her home theater teaching. She has a studio of 55 students who consistently land roles at Harbor and beyond! Read more about her at www.voicelessonscc.com.
REGISTRATION
How to Apply:
We will need to receive your contact information and some quick information about why you want to partake in this camp. This camp is recommended for students that have a strong drive to be onstage. If your child isn’t sure if they are, they should try out the week long summer camps first. Students will be in long hours of rehearsal every day and will be expected to learn quickly.
Our application asks for a paragraph description of why campers want to join the camp - please be detailed here and let your passion shine through! If you don’t have any previous performance experience, don’t sweat it. We just want to be sure you are motivated to learn everything this experience will have to offer.
We are also asking that you link a video of you singing. This is just for us to see your interest in performing and what you can currently do. You can choose any song (Happy Birthday, the National Anthem, a pop song or Musical Theater song) and it does not have to be the entire song. We recommend singing for about a minute. Please submit a shareable link in the form that leads to an uploaded video on Youtube, Vimeo, Google Photos or Dropbox. Make sure anyone can open the link without signing in. Failure to submit a video or paragraph expressing your interest will lead to not being admitted to the camp.
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Submit your application here: