The American Theatre Wing has announced the recipients of the Andrew Lloyd Webber Initiative’s programming for 2024, including the Training Scholarships, Stewart F. Lane Fellowship, and the Classroom Resources Grants.
The scholarships and grants allow underserved public school students, who demonstrate exceptional talent, the chance to continue their study of theatre. Through the program’s scholarships, the Wing looks to bridge the gap between talent and opportunity, creating a pipeline to all areas of the professional theatre for promising artists of all backgrounds.
Recipients of the Training Scholarship, available for public middle and high school students, include Chaise Anderson of Pennsylvania, who attended Summer Performing Arts with Juilliard; Ethan Antoine of Florida, who attended New York Conservatory of Dramatic Arts; Alec Avila of Florida, who attended Norwalk Conservatory; Lauren Bazan of Texas, who attended University of North Carolina School of the Arts; Erin Benedict of Massachusetts, who attended Northwestern NHSI Theatre Arts Division: Stage Management & Design Tech; Mariama Diop of New York, who attended DREAM Summerstock VTC Intensive Sleepaway; Charlie Kahler of Delaware, who attended Norwalk Conservatory; Zayda Martin of Florida, who attended University of Michigan Musical Theatre; Emely Martinez of Washington, D.C., who attended British American Drama Academy; Sara Martínez Ortiz of North Carolina, who attended University of North Carolina School of the Arts Drama Summer Intensive; Cari Mayfield of California, who attended Alonzo King Lines Ballet; Jaida Miller of Florida, who attended Broadway Artist Alliance; Aleyla Morales of Louisiana, who attended Yale Summer Session (Pre-College); Andrea Moreta of Florida, who attended Norwalk Conservatory; Norma Abigail Morrison of Mississippi, who attended Interlochen Center for the Arts Theatre Design & Production Summer Program for High School Students; Maya Mukherji of New York, who attended BroadwayEvolved; Clover Papadogonas of California, who attended New York University Tisch High School Program; Melissa Parra of Maryland, who attended YAA Junior Conservatory Summer Intensive; Amaya Romero of New Jersey, who attended British American Drama Academy; Rihanna Twist of Illinois, who attended Northwestern National High School Institute; Farida Wahby of New Jersey, who attended New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts; Zavion Watkins of Washington, D.C., who attended British American Drama Academy; Jaylon Williams of Louisiana, who attended Norwalk Conservatory; and Zion Wyatt of Tennessee, who attended Interlochen Center for the Arts.
The recipients of the 2024 Stewart F. Lane Fellowship for Career Advancement—a $10,000 award for graduating college seniors, selected on their potential to make a long-lasting contribution to the theatre—are Julia Schick of University of Cincinnati College–Conservatory of Music and Rafael Bryant of New York University–Tisch School of the Arts.
The recipients of the Classroom Resources Grants—awarded to individual public K-12 schools, in the U.S. or Puerto Rico, or non-profit parent groups associated with that K-12 school—include Alfred Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School (Kenner, Louisiana), All City Leadership Secondary School [32K554] (Brooklyn, New York), Boston Adult Technical Academy (Boston, Massachusetts), Deer Valley High School (Antioch, California), DLBE @MKES (Mt Kisco, New York), Grove Middle School (Grove, Oklahoma), High School Ahead Academy Middle School (Houston, Texas), Immokalee High School (Immokalee, Florida), James B. Dudley High School (Greensboro, North Carolina), John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics and Science (Roxbury, Massachusetts), Progress Village Middle Magnet School for the Arts (Tampa, Florida), Silverado High School (Las Vegas, NV), and Spain Elementary Middle School (Detroit, Michigan). Grants of up to $50,000 are considered.
The University Scholarship grants shifted its annual submission deadline to accommodate student application schedules; these grants will be reflected as part of the 2025 program.
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