KCPT Scholarship Awards Program

KCPT presents 2011 scholarship awards to Levy and Curry

KCPT is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2011 Scholarship Awards which were presented at KCPT’s annual meeting on May 11, 2011.  Receiving this year’s awards are young theatre artists Madeline Levy and Rosaletta Curry.

Levy, a Port Townsend High School senior, received $500 and will be attending Whitman College this fall. Seen most recently at KCPT in “The Soup is Served,” she also performed in the Annual Playwrights’ Festival and was stage manager for “The Comedy of Errors.” Her PTHS credits include “While the Lights Were Out,” “Oliver!” and the title role in “The Diary of Anne Frank.” She has also appeared in productions at The Paradise Theatre School and with The Chairs improvisation group at The Chameleon Theater.

Curry, a graduate of Chimacum High School, received $500 to continue her studies in the drama and honors programs at Ithaca College, where she has performed in plays by Neil LaBute and Agatha Christie.

The KCPT Scholarship Fund makes annual awards to support emerging theater artists who are continuing their education in pursuit of a theater career. Proceeds from refreshments sold at Key City Playhouse help fund these awards.

Past award recipients include local high school graduates Jessica Reid, Torrey Berkson and Ben Rezendes. On a break from his studies in New York City, Rezendes will appear this August in KCPT’s Shakespeare in the Park production of “Macbeth” in Chetzemoka Park.
 

2011 Scholarship Information -- Applications now closed

Theatre artists who are continuing their education in pursuit of a theatre career are encouraged to apply to the Key City Public Theatre Scholarship Fund. The application form for 2011 scholarships is now available on the KCPT website. The application deadline was April 20.  The application period for 2011 is now closed.
 

Scholarships typically ranging from $500 to $1000 are awarded annually to graduating high school students, college students and adult theatre artists to support tuition costs. Awards are available to actors, directors and playwrights, as well as set, costume, sound and lighting designers who have participated in a Key City Public Theatre production.

Scholarship awards are based on the artistic quality of the applicant’s work, their potential for future excellence, and the appropriateness of their continued education toward the individual’s artistic growth.

KCPT Artistic Director Denise Winter notes that she has been “thrilled” with the quality of the applicants since the scholarship program was launched in 2006.

One of the three 2010 scholarship recipients, Kellyn Traenkenschuh has jumped into the theatre scene at the University of Washington “with both feet,” and is working both on and off-stage for two campus productions.

Rosaletta Curry, a graduate of Chimacum High School, is now a drama major at Ithaca College, where she has already performed in plays by Neil LaBute and Agatha Christie.

And Rose Burt, now a senior at PTHS, used a KCPT scholarship to attend Carnegie Mellon University’s musical theatre program for high school students last summer.

Other past award recipients include Jessica Reid (Shoreline Community College), Torrey Berkson and Ben Rezendes (Stella Adler Studio), Alex Lovett (Cornish College of the Arts), Anna Smith (Adelphi University), Lydia Raymond and Jennifer Ewing (American Academy of Dramatic Arts).

Candidates must be residents of Jefferson or Clallam County. To obtain an application packet, call KCPT at 360-379-0195 or download the form on this page below.  (See "How to Apply")

Proceeds from refreshments sold at Key City Playhouse fund the scholarship awards program. Tax-deductible donations for the scholarship fund may also be made online or mailed to KCPT Scholarships, P.O. Box 194, Port Townsend, WA 98368.

General Information

Emerging theatre artists who are continuing their education in pursuit of a theatre career are encouraged to apply to the Key City Public Theatre Scholarship Fund.

Scholarships ranging from $500-1,000 are awarded annually to graduating high school students, college students and adult theatre artists to support tuition costs. Awards are available to actors, directors and playwrights, as well as set, costume, sound and lighting designers who have participated in a Key City Public Theatre production in one of these capacities.

Scholarship awards are based primarily on the artistic quality of the applicant’s past work, their potential for future excellence and the appropriateness of their continued education toward the individual’s artistic growth.

Artistic Director Denise Winter notes that she has been “thrilled” with the quality of the applicants since the scholarship program was launched in 2006. Past award recipients include local high school graduates Anna Smith (attending Adelphi University), Lydia Raymond (attended American Academy of Dramatic Arts), and Jennifer Ewing (attending American Academy of Dramatic Arts).  More information about past recipients are posted below.

How To Apply

Candidates must be residents of Jefferson or Clallam County. To obtain an application packet:

• Download the PDF file below.

• Or... call Key City Public Theatre at 360-379-0195.

• Or... e-mail feedback@keycitypublictheatre.org.

• Or... send mail to: KCPT Scholarship Awards Committee, P.O. Box 194, Port Townsend, WA 98368.

Proceeds from refreshments sold at Key City Playhouse fund the scholarship awards program.

Tax-deductible donations for the Key City Public Theatre Scholarship Fund may be made online or mailed to the above address.

2008

• Torrey Berkson - Stella Adler Studio of Acting, 1st year - $1000 from the Sy Kahn Memorial Scholarship Award
  (generously funded by Janet Baker Kahn).
• Alex Lovett - Cornish College of the Arts, 1st year - $500
• Ben Rezendes - Stella Adler Studio of Acting, 1st year - $500

The first recipient of the Sy Kahn Memorial Scholarship Award

Young actor Torrey Berkson is the first recipient of the Sy Kahn Memorial Scholarship Award for Excellence in the Theatre, from a newly created endowed fund honoring the former Key City Public Theatre president and director who passed away in 2007. The $1,000 award was presented on May 14, 2008 by his widow, Janet Baker Kahn.

Berkson will attend the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York City this fall, along with fellow scholarship winner Ben Rezendes. Rezendes and Alex Lovett, who will attend Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, both received $500 scholarships from the Key City Public Theatre Scholarship Fund to support their drama studies. All three actors are residents of Port Townsend.     

Photo by Shelly Randall / KCPT

2007

• Jennifer Ewing - American Academy of Dramatic Arts NY, 1st year - $500
• Lydia Raymond - American Academy of Dramatic Arts NY, 2nd year - $250
• Anna Smith - Adelphi University, 2nd year - $250

KCPT assists three young women with drama studies in New York City

Key City Players, Port Townsend’s community theatre for nearly 50 years, is pleased to announce that its 2007 scholarship program is supporting the drama studies of three Jefferson County youth in New York City for the 2007-08 school year.

Jennifer Ewing received a $500 award toward her first year at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. A Port Townsend High School senior, Ewing appeared in KCP’s recent production of “Tartuffe” as Damis.

Lydia Raymond is a second-year recipient of a $250 award for her second year at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She appeared in “Extremeties” at KCP and has worked backstage on other productions.

Anna Smith is also a second-year recipient of a $250 award for her second year at Adelphi University. She has appeared in numerous KCP productions, most recently “The Threepenny Opera” and “A Midsummer Night's Dream.”

Scholarships are awarded annually to graduating high school students, college students or theater artists who are continuing their education in the field of drama.

2006

• Lydia Raymond - American Academy of Dramatic Arts NY, 1st year - $250
• Anna Smith - Adelphi University, 1st year - $250