Paper Mill Playhouse Summer Musical Theater Conservatory

# Paper Mill Playhouse Summer Musical Theater Conservatory Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey - one of the country's leading musical theater producers and a Regional Theatre Tony Award recipient - runs a five-week, full-day summer conservatory for young performers. The 2026 session ran June 29 through August 1, with admission by competitive audition held each winter. Students are grouped into three company divisions by age: Junior (10-12), Junior Plus (12-14), and Senior (15-18). ## What You'll Do - Train every morning in rigorous classes in acting, auditioning, vocal technique, and dance - Learn from professional actors, directors, and Paper Mill's professional creative team - Rehearse afternoons with your company toward performance material - Audition and be placed into classes based on talent and the quality of your audition ## Who Should Apply Aspiring musical theater performers ages 10 to 18 (as of June 1) in the New York/New Jersey region who want serious conservatory training during the summer. Admission is by audition: for 2026, in-person auditions were held in Millburn in January, with select students invited from video submissions. Audition registration for the next summer typically opens in December. ## Outcomes Students leave with stronger technique across all three musical theater disciplines, audition experience judged by professionals, and training on the campus of a theater whose productions regularly transfer to Broadway. The conservatory's division structure lets returning students advance year over year from middle school through their senior year.