University students serve as counselors, providing consultation, psychological evaluation, and related support. For the teenagers who spend nearly every waking moment working on the production, the camp offers unique exposure to all aspects of the stage, Underwood said. Some of the older students earn academic credit in a summer theater workshop. All have the opportunity to blend learning with a lot of fun, he said. We offer a balance of physical, intellectual, and social activity.
Some former campers are now counselors.
Only the Young Survive. The activity starts from the moment the students arrive for Writer's Camp. By the middle of the week, a miracle is under way. Under the leadership of writing instructor Nancy Underwood and a writing staff, three teams are drafting the play's three acts. They've settled on a play within a play.