What Campers Say About TAP

What Campers Say About TAP
I just wanted to thank you. I have representatives from colleges who are actually interested in me attending their school and I know TAP camp had a lot to do with that. I learned so much there and none of it will go to waste. -Isiah Columbus (TAP Camper 2012)
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College is the unknown. It’s daunt­ing. Texas Arts Project gave me con­fi­dence in myself. I start­ed col­lege know­ing I could suc­ceed. It seems small, but hav­ing a safe place to grow makes a sub­stan­tial impact in a young actor’s life. TAP Camp gave me excel­lent train­ing in per­for­mance aspects, but also allowed me to fall, know­ing I’d get back up again.
-Coy Branscum (TAP Camper 2010 – 2011) is a grad­u­ate of Millikin University’s BFA Musical Theatre Program
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Thank you to TAP camp. It was absolute­ly amaz­ing and I can’t express how grate­ful I am for the expe­ri­ence. It real­ly made a dif­fer­ence for me, and I just want­ed to say thanks.
-Gretchen Hahn (TAP Camper 2011) is study­ing Acting at the University of Oklahoma
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I have grown as a film­mak­er and have learned so much about process and time man­age­ment.
-Madison Calicchia (TAP Camper 2012, Filmmaking Major from Houston)
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TAP Camp is amaz­ing. It has uncon­scious­ly made me become more ambi­tious, hard­work­ing, deter­mined, and has giv­en me the abil­i­ty to be more opti­mistic about life.
-Ryan Breuer (Musical Theatre Major 2008 – 2010) is study­ing Astrophysics at the University of Colorado-Boulder.

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Buckner is an awe­some film teacher. Actually, I loved the whole camp.
-Diego Rodriguez (Filmmaking Major 2011 – 2012 from Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico)

It was way different and more better than I expected it to be, from the amazing staff to all of the campers, and activities. I learned so much and still had so much fun. -Nicole Voulgaropoulos (TAP Camper 2012, Acting Major from North Carolina)
From the amaz­ing staff to all of the campers an activ­i­ties, I learned so much and still had so much fun.
-Nicole Voulgaropoulos (Acting Major 2012 from North Carolina)

TAP Camp is so much more intense than other camps like it. I love how much focus is really put on the theatrical aspects of it vs. it being a camp. I love how the counselors are so friendly and cool with you, but also firm and parent-like. At TAP Camp, no one gives up on you or ever believes you can't do something. Korina Lurie (TAP Camp 2011-2012, Musical Theatre Major from Austin)
TAP Camp is so much more intense than oth­er camps like it. I love how much focus is real­ly put on the the­atri­cal aspects of it vs. it being a camp. I love how the coun­selors are so friend­ly and cool with you, but also firm and par­ent-like. At TAP Camp, no one gives up on you or ever believes you can’t do some­thing.
-Korina Lurie (Musical Theatre Major 2011 – 2012, from Austin, TX)
I loved how much they pushed us. It felt like a professional college-level place. Angela Poffenbaugh (TAP Camper 2012, Acting Major from North Carolina)
I loved how much they pushed us. The envi­ron­ment felt very pro­fes­sional.
-Angela Poffenbaugh (Acting Major 2012 from North Carolina)

TAP camp helped so much! I've received many notifications from the schools that I auditioned for, that I am being "highly considered". I would like to thank you! Honestly, I wish I knew about TAP camp sooner. -Zach Teague (TAP Camper 2010) is studying theater at Elon University
TAP camp helped so much! I’ve received many noti­fi­ca­tions from the schools that I audi­tioned for, that I am being “high­ly con­sid­ered”. I would like to thank you! Honestly, I wish I knew about TAP camp soon­er.
-Zach Teague (TAP Camper 2010) is study­ing the­ater at Elon University

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I’ve nev­er learned so much about any craft in such a short amount of time. It’s amaz­ing what I’ve tak­en away from this expe­ri­ence.
-Izzy Custodio (Acting Major 2011 – 2012 from San Antonio, Texas) won a schol­ar­ship award and a free trip in an act­ing competition.
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I real­ly loved direct­ing my own film and learn­ing about screen­writ­ing. The pro­fes­sion­al atmos­phere helped me stay on task. Filmmaking at Texas Arts Project is sweet!
-Andrew Rhodes (Filmmaking Major 2012 from College Station)
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TAP Camp pre­pared me for audi­tions by teach­ing me the tech­ni­cal and prac­ti­cal neces­si­ties need­ed to show­case my tal­ents in the the short amount of time giv­en in the audi­tion room. While col­lege audi­tions were daunt­ing, I was calm and sure of myself because I had all the tools I need­ed to suc­ceed – and these were tools I had gained at TAP Camp. I was accept­ed to the won­der­ful pro­gram at Ithaca College, to major with a BFA in Musical Theatre. I was also able to use what I learned at TAP in a recent audi­tion for a pro­fes­sion­al pro­duc­tion of The Fantasticks, and was cast as the Muse and under­study for Luisa – the lead!! Blown away and incred­i­bly grate­ful, I know much of my con­fi­dence and belief in myself to even audi­tion came from the four sum­mers I spent at Texas Arts Project, learn­ing ways in which to refine and bet­ter my craft. TAP Camp pre­pared me for col­lege – as well as life – by pro­vid­ing me with an ever­last­ing reminder to love and nur­ture my work with all of me. TAP Camp taught me that is is worth wak­ing up every day at 7 a.m because life does not run out of oppor­tu­ni­ties: whether it is an excel­lent break­fast with friends, a bril­liant teacher and direc­tor to shape your life for the bet­ter, or a song that makes you love your voice and your life.
–Alexa Cepeda (Musical Theatre Major 2007 – 2010 from College Station) is study­ing musi­cal the­atre at Ithaca University.