Stagedoor

Fans of Todd Graff's endearing CAMP, a fictional account of summer shenanigans at an upstate New York performing-arts camp, will also enjoy Alexandra Shiva's documentary about Stagedoor Manor, the real-life Catskills summer workshop that inspired Graff's "Camp Ovation." Located in Hudson Valley's idyllic Loch Sheldrake, Stagedoor Manor is one the of country's premier summer camps for eager, self-described theater geeks and drama queens ages 8 to 18. For three weeks each summer, they hone their singing, dancing and acting skills in a "safe" environment — such kids are likely to endure teasing and taunting elsewhere — and learn to cope with the fierce competition that ...