• Scholarship Applicants must be sponsored by an NVTA member theatre. Applications must be sponsored by a NVTA member theatre.
  • In 2010, two $1,000 scholarships will be granted; one in the area of performance, one for technical merit.
  • The scholarship is for tuition only, and will be sent directly to the registrar of the college or drama school in which the recipient is enrolled.
  • Applicants must be residents of either the District of Columbia or the metropolitan area counties of Maryland and Virginia.
  • Applicants must graduate from high school in May/June of the year they are applying and plan to enroll as a student in a dramatic/musical theatre performance or technical theatre program.  Applicants are not required to major in theatre, musical theatre, or technical theatre; however, an intent to pursue these areas in their curriculum should be shown.
  • No application fee is required for these scholarships.  Download an application here or contact Anne Ridgway at (703) 330-2787 to receive one.

Due dates for the application are on the form. Download the 2009-2010 NVTA Scholarship Application.

2009 Scholarship Recipient

  • Performance – Amanda Herman (Alliance Theatre)

2008 Scholarship Recipients

  • Performance – Peyton Tucker, Osbourne Park HS (Prince William Little Theatre)
  • Technical – Allison McGrath, Westfield HS (Little Theatre of Alexandria)

2007 Scholarship Recipients

  • Performance – Kelly Glyptis
  • Technical – Helen McCarthy

2006 Scholarship Recipients and Sponsoring Theatre

  • Performance – Raymond Ejiofor, T.C. Williams HS (Tapestry Theatre Company)
  • Technical – Keegan Cassady, James Madison HS (Tapesty Theatre Company)

2002 Scholarship Recipients and Sponsoring Theatre

  • Performance – Ellen Marie Cribbs (Prince William Little Theatre)
  • Technical – Jessica Burlew (The Sterling Playmakers)