Fine
Arts Merit
Scholarships
These scholarships are a part of an
institutional commitment
designed to support the continuation and increased excellence of our
University
Theatre program. These
awards are made
to those undergraduates who exhibit distinctive theatrical
talent and who
match the artistic staffing requirements of the UT production program. Importantly, these awards
are made without
regard to intended or approved major, and are available to any
full-time (12
credits of enrollment or more each quarter) undergraduate who
can demonstrate
the needed artistic qualifications.
This scholarship program does not
require you to have
documented financial need, so it is truly a matter of merit. And best of all, these
artistic merit
scholarships are renewable for up to four years for an entering
Freshman or the
equivalent of four years of undergraduate enrollment for
transfer students.
All Fine Arts Merit Scholarships are
awarded after audition
or portfolio review by the Theatre Faculty.
Typically, during Winter quarter, the theatre faculty
auditions several
dozen hopefuls who have prepared performances of monologues or have
assembled
design sketches, light plots or other indications of artistic
productivity. After
assessing the
artistic promise of all the candidates, and taking into consideration
the needs
of the University Theatre talent pool, the Theatre Faculty makes
recommendation
for scholarship awards to the university’s Office of
Financial Aid.
Considerations involved in merit
scholarship recommendations
include raw talent, obviously, and promise for development,
obviously, but
also such matters as:
1) artistic dedication as
demonstrated by résumé activities,
2) apparent ability to easily accept
assignments in both technical
theatre and performance,
3) demonstration of a personality
matching Seattle Pacific’s
mission and University Theatre’s goals,
4) potential to fill a particular
performer type or a special
technical qualification needful for the success of upcoming UT
seasons.
These are never easy assessments to
make, but are the only
honest approach to the interest of the department in supporting the
excellence
of our production program. The
issue is
complicated by the restriction of numbers.
Theatre Merit Scholarship recipients
are required to enroll for a minimum of two (2) credits each quarter of TRE
1930/3930 Performance
Practicum or TRE 1931/3931Production
Practicum (if cast in a production), and to be actively
involved with the
UT production program. Failure
to meet
this requirement or dipping below a full-time credit load will result
in the
loss of the scholarship.
If you are not a holder of one of
these merit scholarships
and would like to apply, you must complete and return a Fine Arts Merit
Scholarship Application, obtainable from the Fine Arts Office on the
second
floor of
Crawford
Music Building. This
application is due not later than the
end of January. In
order to be considered you will need to go
through the formal process of audition or portfolio review, applying
for an
appointment for one of the audition dates listed on the application
form.
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