Camp Centerstage Performing Arts Camp

"achieving excellence through the arts"

A few spots still available for this Summer!
Enrollment remains open for our 2 remaining Summer 2019 sessions.
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What's Happening Now?

Maple Lane Update!

Updated on May 29th

Our Summer 2019 Camp Theme
Fire and Ice!!! Will this summer be hot and steamy, or cool as a cucumber? We are hoping for a little of both! Our "Fire & Ice" theme will be full of incredible CCS magic, with many campfires, ice cream socials, twilight swims, full camp dance-offs, hikes, popsicles, community enrichment, scavenger hunts, drive-in movies, and visits from many CCS alumni!!! From ice skaters, Snowgies and ice cream truck drivers - to fire breathing dragons, fire-fighters and Smokey the Bear - we are expecting a lot of creative costumes and activities with our "Fire & Ice" theme.

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"A lifetime of fun in one camp experience"

A traditional camp experience teaching positive life and leadership skills
A sleep-away performing arts-based camp for ages 7-18
Leadership team together for 20 years
Scholarship program available
Registered Nurse on staff full-time
Leadership Programs for ages 16-18
Many dietary options available
Staff to camper ratio of about 1:3

CCS at Maple Lane

Overnight sessions are 13 days and 12 nights!
Day Camp session available for Session Two

Session 1
Traditional CCS
Experience
Jul 9 - 21
Final Showcase on
last day

Session 2
CCS Standing
Ovation
Jul 23 - Aug 4
Peter Pan, Jr.

Day Camp
Standing Ovation
Daily 9am-5pm
Jul 23 - Aug 4
Peter Pan, Jr.

Session 3
Traditional CCS
Experience
Aug 6 - 18
Final Showcase on
last day

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CCS on Maui

On the beach along the shores of West Maui

CCS Maui 2019
"Traditional CCS
Maui Experience"
Oct 5 - 11
Open House/Final Showcase
on the last day of camp

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Imagine the perfect summer day . . .
...creating cabin skits, roasting marshmallows around the campfire, swimming under the summer sun, writing new songs, star gazing, and making new friends.
Experience these perfect summer days at Camp CenterStage!

CCS Days Until S1 Countdown

Days until

Session Two!

About CCS
Learn all about
Who & Why we are

Quick Facts

About CCS

~ CCS is a sleep-away performing arts-based camp for ages 7-17.
~ We're located in Livermore, Maine (1 hour north of Portland) and on the west shore of Maui.
~ Our Leadership Program is available for ages 16-18.
~ We feature a Community Enrichment program at our Maine campus.
~ Our campers come from all of the country, with many coming from New England and New York.
~ We have needs-based scholarships available.
~ Our leadership team has been running overnight camps for about 20 years.
~ Camp Centerstage (CCS) has been operating for about 10 years.
~ We have a Registered Nurse on site at all times.
~ Our ratio of staff to campers is about 1:3.

Camp Life

Camp CenterStage provides campers and staff an opportunity to explore what they love (various forms of the arts) all while participating in character-building experiences! A day at CCS is equal to 3 days anywhere else. Campers attend daily studios of their choice and rotate through singing, dancing and workshops sessions which allow them to explore a variety of arts based as well as traditional camping experiences.

Campers share in community living by sharing a cabin with other campers, a CIT (counselor in training) and counselor. Our days are filled with opportunities to learn life-long skills, hone crafts, explore new experiences and support each other! Building community is what we do best here at CCS. Our campers extend the skills gained at camp well beyond their Maple Lane experience.

Campers are encouraged to set daily and camp-long goals and meet with their mentors on a daily basis to set out steps to accomplish these goals. Every day campers have the opportunity to swim, sing, dance, make friends, hike, act, play games and make new friends.

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Parents

"Every young person deserves the opportunity to discover and explore all their talents and let their inner star shine!"

~ Why CCS?
~ Camp-related articles
~ Dining & Wellness at CCS
~ Visting camp
~ Packing List for campers
~ Newsletter archives
~ About our facilities
~ FAQs/Parent Handbook

Happy Campers

"Thank you again for another incredible summer. So much joy, energy and creativity on the part of the staff and kids. I said to my son over ice cream yesterday that the amount of fun packed into 12 days is unbelievable - he wholly agreed, and he said it was an even better summer than last year!"

"A few days from the close of CCS for 2014, it seems appropriate to send you all our thanks (again). The CCS family wrapped another flawless session. Every year it seems to just keep improving. It is remarkable what you do with the the group in less than 2 weeks."

"Today was the first day back at school and I see that confidence from CCS carried over into her daily school experience. That's why I send her there; it's why you guys do what you do.
And you do it SO WELL."

"My word for this CCS community would be 'Compassion'. So much love and care was put into this camp and there was not a single day that was never filled with joy, smiles, laughter and most importantly the warm hugs we all know and enjoy. We had compassion towards each other but also towards the nature around us."

​​"achieving excellence through the arts"