Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School and Camp

Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School and Camp sits on 74 acres of wilderness outside Steamboat Springs, Colorado, and is the oldest continuously operating performing arts school and camp in the United States. Founded by Charlotte Perry and Portia Mansfield, it draws roughly 250 students each summer, from age 7 through adult professionals, and presents more than twenty performances a season. Summer offerings include residential and non-residential intensives in dance, theatre, musical theatre, circus arts, and technical production, plus a weekly arts day camp for younger children and an equestrian day camp for ages 7-12. The campus also hosts year-round community programs, weddings, and facility rentals, and the organization is pursuing a conservation easement to permanently protect its land.

Summer 2027 program offerings previewed on site, full announcement pending. Fall 2026 community programming registration opened August 1, 2026. Programs include Emerging Artist Intensive, Pre-Professional Theatre Intensive, Professional Dance Intensives, Circus Arts, Tech & Production Intensives, non-residential options, Summer Arts Day Camp, and Equestrian Day Camp (ages 7-12).