Each year, the Grand Valley Shakespeare Festival works hand-in-hand with the Grand Valley School of Communications theatre major to fi nancially assist students who demonstrate outstanding commitment to dramatic art, particularly in connection with Shakespeare Festival operations. This support amounts to more than $15,000 annually and often enhances other forms of fi nancial aid that students receive. Recipients of these awards work with the Shakespeare Festival in some capacity—as actors, stage managers, stage technicians, musicians, directors, designers, or arts managers. In some cases, the awards extend beyond the festival season and into Grand Valley’s winter theatre season of plays and dance concerts. Students are able to learn while doing as they apply theoretical skills learned in the classroom to practical production assignments. Shakespeare Festival scholarships are funded both by Grand Valley and by the public through their private contributions to the Grand Valley Shakespeare Festival. Awards are made by the Shakespeare Festival committee in the spring and fall.
Hamlet 2005
The Shakespeare Scholarship
($600-$1,250)
Evin C. Anderson
Ann L. Dilworth
Jason J. Flannery
Arielle C. Leverett
Hannah D. Nicholson
Maureen R. O’Brien
Kaitlyn A. Pitcher
Alyssa C. Simmert
Bridgett K. Vanderhoff
Shakespeare Production Assistantships
($300-$900)
Jessica L. Alverson (Stage Manager, Bard to Go)
Sarah Aman (Assistant Stage Manager, As You Like It)
Michael R. McCarty (Costume Shop Assistance)
Maureen R. O’Brien (Assistant Stage Manager, As You Like It and Production Assistant)
Laura A. Wizniuk (Schools and Catering Coordinator)
Click here for a description of how to apply for GVSF Financial Assistance
Click here for a complete description of all types of GVSU Theatre Scholarships!
Page last modified September 15, 2010
