January  2010

TO:     Fine Arts/Guidance Departments

The North Shore Players, a Danvers-based community theatre company, announces its annual memorial scholarship award.  The scholarship was originally established to honor the memory of Viola J. Patten, a multi - talented member of the North Shore Players, and was changed in 1994 to include the departed and beloved founding members Barbara Hannon and Polly Jenkins.  This scholarship will be granted to a graduating senior who plans to major in the performing arts (theatre, music, dance) and is currently attending Andover, Beverly, Danvers, Essex Agricultural Institute, Georgetown, Hamilton-Wenham Regional, Lynn Classical, Lynn English, Lynnfield, Marblehead, Masconomet, North Andover, North Shore Regional Vocational, Peabody, Salem or Swampscott High School.  However, if the applicant has been a member of the North Shore Players, or a parent of the applicant has been a member of the North Shore Players for at least the past 2 years, then the applicant may be a senior at any accredited high school.

 The North Shore Players Memorial Scholarship for the Performing Arts committee will accept up to three applications per school.  If, in the discretion of the committee, there is no appropriate candidate, it reserves the right to hold the scholarship over until the following year.

Scholarship applications can be downloaded from our website:  www.northshoreplayers.org.  All applicants must meet the criteria as outlined in the scholarship application.  Applications must be accompanied by:

            1.  A letter of reference from school teacher, administrator, adviser etc.

2.  A letter of recommendation from someone outside of the school.

3.  A copy of high school transcript.

4.  An essay on choice of major, including reason for the choice.

The deadline for filing the application is March 13, 2010.  The scholarship this year is $750.

Please send completed applications to:

The North Shore Players Memorial Scholarship Committee

c/o Peter Carlson, Chairperson

43 Stonecleave Road

Boxford, MA 01921

**  Downloadable application (*.doc format)  (2010)

Scholarship Committee:  Pete Carlson (chair) & June DeRoin

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Winners from last season

 Leeanne received her award on April 24th                                                       Katharine received her award on April 25th

Photo re-enactment of Leeann Moreau and Katharine Jordan receiving their awards presented by

Eda Nichols during intermissions of April 24th and 25th performances of the Man Who Came to Dinner.

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