Five will go to deserving high school seniors, and five to college or university students, who are seeking careers in a performing arts discipline, according to an announcement by the Roy Hine Performing Arts Foundation Inc. of Warsaw.The foundation also announced an internship program designed to provide aspiring performing arts professionals an opportunity to gain valuable experience.
The scholarship and internship programs are the first supported projects announced by the Roy Hine Performing Arts Foundation Inc., named for the Wagon Wheel director who died in November 2007.
"Roy was passionate about giving young people a helping hand up, and this scholarship is exactly the kind of thing he would have wanted to do," said Dan Hine, Roy Hine's younger brother, who serves on the foundation's board of directors.
Five $1,000 scholarships will be granted to five high school seniors, and five $1,000 scholarships have been set aside for five students currently majoring in performing arts at the college or university level. All of the scholarships will be awarded on merit.
Successful recipients must submit an official scholarship application form available online at www.performingartsfoundation.org, or by writing the foundation at P. O. Box 1877, Warsaw, IN 46581.
Scholarship application deadline is April 1.
The scholarships will be granted to students studying a wide variety of performing arts disciplines, including drama, vocal or instrumental music, dance, and technical skills such as sound, lighting, set design, and theater management.
This year, high school senior scholarship applicants must be residents of Indiana.
In its internship program, the foundation plans to offer grants for individuals seeking to further a professional career in the performing arts through a qualified non-profit performing arts venue or activity. Applications and a description of the program may also be found on the foundation's Web site, www.performingartsfoundation.org The foundation is working with a number of non-profit theaters, including as far away as the professional Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Madison, NJ.
Members of the foundation's board of directors include Dan Hine, Leesburg, Va.; Dan Bickel, Jill Blackwood, Mary Kittrell, D. C. "Dan" Lee and Kevin Scott, all of Warsaw; and Michael Yocum, Winona Lake.
