Camp Centerstage Performing Arts Camp

2026 at Camp CenterStage

We Are Camp CenterStage:

Thank you for an outstanding 17th summer!

2026 was a wonderful summer filled with laughter, friendships, songs, goats, sunshine, enrichment and great camp food! As we bid farewell to our 17th summer, we look forward to the summer of 2027 and all the opportunities that await us. CCS provides campers and staff an opportunity to explore the arts while participating in character building and traditional camp experiences! A day at CCS is equal to so much more than 24 hours. Campers attend daily studios of their choice and rotate through singing, dancing, mentor and workshop sessions which allow them to explore their interests and feel supported by our professional staff!

Building a supportive community is what we do best here at CCS. Our days are filled with opportunities to learn life-long skills, hone crafts, explore new experiences and support each other! Each day campers have the opportunity to swim, sing, dance, hike, act, play games and make new friends. We have many community enrichment experiences including: learning from local farmers and their animals, visiting and sharing with campers at Camp Sunshine in Casco (family camp for children with life-threatening illness); visiting our senior friends at Casco Inn Residence and Woodland Senior Living Center; and sharing stories and activities at the Livermore Public Library. We also have partnerships with Washburn-Norlands Living History Center as well as Ricker Hill Orchards, where we pick blueberries; and Stevenson’s Farm where we pick strawberries.

Cabins are camper’s “home away from home” – a place where they can enjoy living with past and new friends and develop their social skills in a community living situation. We generally place campers in cabins in two-year age groupings so that they live with similar stages of development.

All of our cabins and buildings are named after famous theaters from around the world, including our new 2,400 square foot Starlight Pavilion. Join us in 2027 for a summer filled with wonderful memories. Our 2027 production of High School Musical, Jr will be the conclusion of our Standing Ovation Session (July 12 - 24).

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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

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

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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."