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Scholarship Expectations

The theatre program awards scholarships to students who are active in theatre and demonstrate great potential in one or more areas of theatre. These scholarships are typically renewed each year as a student moves through George Fox University. The scholarship student must meet the guidelines set out below and reapply each year to maintain her/his scholarship.

Theatre Major

Scholarships are available to Theatre and Interdisciplinary Majors. Additional scholarship money, if available, may be awarded to non-majors who actively participate in the program.

Grade Point Average

Scholarship students must maintain a 2.75 GPA in order for the scholarship to be renewed the following year.

Main Stage Participation

Scholarship students must be involved, onstage or off, in at least two of the three main stage shows during the school year.

Audition/Portfolio Preparation

Each acting/directing scholarship student will add two new monologues and one two-person scene to her/his audition repertoire each year. Each design/tech scholarship student will add two pieces to her/his portfolio.

Audition/Interview Outside George Fox University

One of the most difficult challenges of auditioning is getting started. In order to break the ice, scholarship students must audition or interview for a theatre outside George Fox University sometime before their senior year.

Major Requirements

Scholarship students must be on track for fulfilling all major expectations as outlined in this handbook, such as completion of production assignments, attendance at main stage strikes, and participation in midyear assessments.

Application

First-Time Applicants

Students who transfer to George Fox University or who did not previously apply for or receive a theatre scholarship may join incoming student auditions during Scholarship Day in the early part of each spring semester. Guidelines and applications may be obtained from the Department of Performing Arts secretary. Auditions usually require a portfolio, resume, and interview for design/tech students and two contrasting 90-second monologues for performance students. Students will be notified by Student Financial Services when the scholarships have been awarded.

Renewing Applicants

In order to have a scholarship renewed, current scholarship students must fill out the renewing application (below) and turn it in to the Performing Arts secretary by the end of scholarship day, usually mid-February. If the scholarship and major guidelines have been sufficiently met, the student can expect to receive her/his scholarship again. Students will be notified by Student Financial Services when the scholarships have been awarded.