My daughter attended SOCAPA Manhattan for three weeks last summer, and it was truly an amazing experience for her. She gained so much independence, autonomy, confidence, and valuable acting experience in such a short amount of time. She also made wonderful new friends, which made the experience even more special. It was wonderful to see her grow both personally and creatively.
The staff is absolutely amazing, supportive, and encouraging, and the entire experience was so well organized. The accommodations were perfect, and I felt that she was in a great environment to learn, grow, and explore her passion for acting.
SOCAPA gave her the opportunity to step outside her comfort zone, meet new people, develop her skills, and experience a little more independence in a safe and enriching setting. We are so grateful for the memories she made, the friendships she formed, and everything she took away from those three weeks.
I would highly recommend SOCAPA Manhattan to any family whose child is interested in acting and wants an experience that encourages both artistic growth and personal development. It was truly a worthwhile experience, and I’m so glad we chose SOCAPA.
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Clear filtersI didn't take this process lightly when seeking a great opportunity for my child summer of 2024. I came across Socapa during a search and it was possibly one of the best decisions we made! My child attended the acting camp in NYC and it was pretty life changing. The camp location was incredible and her experiences were fantastic! The staff were communicative and wonderful at creating a safe and fun space. My child is headed back summer 2025 to explore more creative fun and we would recommend this experience for anyone looking for ways to explore their creative side - great group of kids and staff alike!
SOCAPA was my daughter's dream- she just couldn't believe she was going to go! And then the world shut down with COVID. She was devastated. But then SOCAPA regrouped and offered an online version. While it obviously wasn't the same as in person, she still got so much out of the experience and made friends from literally around the world. She is going back this year and can't wait. I highly recommend this camp- it fosters such a love of learning and growing their creative abilities.
My son Evan attended the one week Core Acting Camp in Manhattan last summer, and it was quite literally life-changing. Growing up in rural Nebraska, and involved in community and school theater since an early age, Evan wanted an experience to stretch to new levels and found it in SOCAPA. He learned so much, had great new experiences and made friends that he has continued to be in touch with all of this year. As a parent, I had natural trepidations about his experience so far away from home and the folks at SOCAPA were great about putting me in touch with parents and participants from previous years to find out more about the program and allay any concerns that I had. Staff was unfailingly responsive and helpful before, during, and after this experience. Evan plans to return this summer for a longer and more advanced camp experience.
I'm going to keep this short and sweet . SOCAPA is a life changing experience that will make you a better artist, along side a better person . I went to SOCAPA 3 times and each time was better than the last .The connections I made in the acting world were crucial in my development as an actor and the friends I made will be with me for life . SOCAPA's versitle curriculum will prepare you for the real world and will also make you never want to leave the program. Even though the experience I gained as an actor was incredible, the other social aspect SOCAPA offers is truly what made me fall in love. From seeing Broadway shows, to adventuring, and even doing bonding activities with your roommates made the experience different and better than any other summer program. The counselors and teachers are phenomenal, and the classes are fun and interesting. It truly prepares you for the real world and I will value SOCAPA until the day I die. I have nothing but love for SOCAPA, and it is a must if you are an artist looking to expirience the world of your craft and become a better human in general.
My name is Téha, and I am French. Last year, I attempted the three weeks core acting at Socapa on the Manhattan campus. It was a very interesting experience. Because during these three weeks, we didn't just did some acting technics, but we also shot in different shorts films (that the filmmakers made), and went to two musicals at Broadway. I made many friends from different countries that has the same passion than me, and that was really good because we were helping each other to improves our acting. The class was very various: we did a lot's of improvisation, and some fifteen minutes act scene on a theme that we had to respect. Our mentor also gave us some exercises to do to warm us up before starting acting. I recommend Socapa three weeks core acting to every person that is interested in acting because I'm convinced that you will love it and that you will maybe discover a new passion.
SOCAPA NYC is wonderful. My daughter loved every minute of her three-week core acting program. She learned so much and got to work with such talented, motivated, creative teachers and students in such a supportive atmosphere. She now has friends from all over the country and the world, and can't wait to come back next summer!
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My daughter Scarlett attended SOCAPA for the first time last summer and loved it so much that she is attending again this summer. We were blown away by the quality of the program and the level of talent from both the staff and the students attending the program. I can not recommend SOCAPA highly enough.
The best time of my life!!! It was so fun!
The best time of my life!!! It was so fun!
My son has been attending SOCAPA since the summer before his 9th grade year and he will be attending again this year going into his senior year. He has gained incredible skills, met life-long friends, and loved every minute of the independence and education he has received.
I highly recommend SOCAPA to anyone who has dreams to be in the arts! Though I didn't get the "in-person" experience, I worked with such supportive and patient people from around the world. I took the Core Acting program. Being an aspiring actor with no experience, I learned so much and made so many memories! I am excited to be returning this year in-person!
My 16 yr old daughter was so excited all school year to attend the camp, and then COVID struck and the camp was cancelled, but luckily SOCAPA folks regrouped and offered an online version which she attended. She absolutely loved the experience and what I saw of the course and professionalism of the staff impressed me. She waited all year through the pandemic to finally see that they are offering in person camp again, and is thrilled to be attending in person this year.
I've been to SOCAPA 3 summers in a row and I'm greatly looking forward to returning this year as an intern. The atmosphere is friendly and encouraging, and the students and staff are passionate and inspiring!
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My 14-year-old daughter attended SOCAPA and she absolutely loved it! I only heard positive things about her experience. She came home with a new sense of self, new friends and a new energy for her passions.
I had such an awesome at time at SOCAPA. It was great to be surrounded by so many amazing people who shared my passion for acting. At first I was a bit unsure as I'm not a particularly social person but the moment I arrived all my doubts vanished. I highly recommend it to everyone. I learned so much from the experience and it was easily one of the highlights of my summer.
The best time of my life!!! It was so fun!
It was so much fun. I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in acting as I did the acting program. The location is great and the people you meet along the way are also great.
I loved my experience here. My acting teacher, the fun trips, the people I met from all over, and so much more. I wasn’t expecting all of this. I want to go again!
I experienced a lot from SOCAPA last summer. It is something that I have decided would be a good place to come back to this coming summer. Something that I would have changed about my experience last summer, is that I was not put into many scenes in our movies that we made so I did not have as much screen time as I should have had. Other than that, the acting experience there was pretty straight forward and our instructors were amazing. They knew what they were doing and I felt very free at this camp.
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