Shy Ellen Lucas greets her friend Michael Flores, a gay teenager who was violently beaten by his classmates after showing up to his junior prom in drag.

Nerdy Fritzi Wagner attempts to befriend icy Jill Simmons, but ends up toting her luggage instead.

Returning camper Jenna Malloran laments that her parents forced her to have her jaw wired shut in order to lose weight.

The camp enlists a guest counselor for the summer: composer Bert Hanley, whose play "The Children's Crusade" was a one-hit wonder many years earlier.

Enraged, Fritzi sabotages Jill's next performance and takes her place mid-song, revealing her previously hidden talent.

The night of the benefit concert arrives, and the campers are starstruck as famed composer Stephen Sondheim is in attendance.

To replace her, Bert cuts the wires on Jenna's mouth, allowing her to sing a powerful song directed to her parents in the audience, telling them to accept her as she is.

Most of the film was shot on location at Stagedoor Manor camp in Loch Sheldrake, New York, as well as other brief scenes in Manhattan.

[12] Margaret A. McGurk of The Cincinnati Enquirer says "Like the prodigies on screen, Camp powers through its imperfections, with irresistible results.

Nevius of the San Francisco Chronicle said in his review, "There is lots of music and a genuine showstopper when Jenna sings 'Here's Where I Stand' with such emotion that even her hardheaded dad gets the message.

"[15] Camp received nominations for the following awards: Todd Graff promoted an Indiegogo campaign in 2015 to fund a sequel.