Over $100,000 in scholarships to be awarded at the
NCTC State High School Play Festival!
The North Carolina Theatre Conference (NCTC) is thrilled to announce new partnerships with Greensboro College and Lenoir-Rhyne University. At the 2011 NCTC State High School Play Festival, the two students (one male and one female) who are presented with the Outstanding Achievement in Acting awards will receive scholarship offers from these colleges. Lenoir-Rhyne University will offer each of the students a $20,000 theatre scholarship and Greensboro College will offer $30,000 scholarships.
In addition, teachers from high schools advancing to the State Play Festival will have the opportunity to nominate non-acting students for a $30,000 scholarship to Greensboro College to study Design/Tech, Costuming, Theatre Education, or Stage Directing/Management. Greensboro College will interview students and award up to four scholarships at the State Play Festival awards ceremony! More information about this process will be provided to schools advancing to the State Festival.
All of these scholarships are contingent upon meeting admissions requirements and enrollment in the respective schools. They will be spread over four years and are theatre-department specific.
NCTC thanks Lenoir-Rhyne University (Mia Self, Theatre Program Coordinator) and Greensboro College (David Schram, Theatre Department Chair) for their support of the High School Play Festival and theatre students across the state!
About the NCTC High School Play Festival
Each fall, more than 2,000 students from approximately 90 schools across the state participate in the NCTC High School Play Festival. The festival is an opportunity for students at NCTC member schools to showcase their work, learn from others, make new theatre friends and celebrate their achievements. Schools present 45 minute plays and receive valuable feedback from industry experts. The event functions both as a showcase and as a means of assessing and improving the standards of theatre arts programs in the state.
The 2011 High School Play Festival will take place at eight regional sites across the state, on October 28-29 and November 4-5. Regional festivals are hosted by Meredith College, Mt. Tabor High School, Rocky River High School, Union Pines High School, Washington High School, The Paramount Theatre, Kings Mountain High School and Western Carolina University. Two plays from each site will advance to the State Festival at Greensboro College, November 17-18. The two most outstanding productions at the State Festival advance to represent NC at the Southeastern Theatre Conference Convention in Chattanooga, TN, in the spring. The 2011 Festival is made possible by sponsorship support from the North Carolina Arts Council, Wells Fargo, The Hillsdale Fund, The Beattie Foundation, The Arts Council of Wayne County, and The Children’s Theatre of Charlotte; with scholarship support provided by Lenoir-Rhyne University and Greensboro College.
About the North Carolina Theatre Conference
The North Carolina Theatre Conference is a statewide, non-profit organization dedicated to improving and enhancing theatre in NC through service, leadership and advocacy. NCTC members include theatre companies, K-12 schools, colleges/universities and individual artists and arts supporters. The organization produces several events throughout the year including the NCTC Producing Theatre Gathering, College Discovery Day and statewide High School and Middle School Play Festivals.
For more information, please contact NCTC at 336.747.1416 or visit www.nctc.org.






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