<p>I am in Ventura County and know a little about AMTC- all I can say is stay away from it. Soozie is right in that it is a money-making operation that makes no guarantees of anything. Basically, everyone who auditions is accepted- that is how they make their money. That is a lot for any program but this is a rip-off!!!</p>
<p>You might look at Musical Theater University that does a summer camp out of Laguna. We are not personally familiar with this one but know people who have done it. I do not know the price. Other than that, Soozie mentions the Innerspark program which is a state funded summer program that is done at CalArts in Valencia- great program!!! Also UCLA’s summer program… You might check with Orange County Performing Arts to see if they do anything. Idyllwild is supposed to be wonderful, and USC also has a summer MT program. </p>
<p>My daughter has never done any of the summer programs as she usually either spent the summer brushing up on her dancing, or was cast in a show. That is another option- you might look around to see what theaters in the area are doing this summer and have her audition- even if she is not cast she will get wonderful experience auditioning. Good luck!</p>