McMurry University Theatre Scholarship Contract

All McMurry theatre scholarships are activity scholarships, requiring participation in the production activities of the theatre program. Awards are granted on the basis of auditions and interviews with the applicants. Please read the following information and guidelines carefully before completing the application.

1. The McMurry Theatre Department offers four levels of activity scholarships based on the amount of participation the student is willing to commit to the department. Theatre majors and those with Theatre as a teaching field are eligible to apply for any level of scholarship listed below. Theatre minors are eligible to apply for levels (c.) and (d.) listed below. Please note that awards are based on the audition and interview and there is no guarantee you will receive the level of award you have applied for.

2. Scholarship students must audition for at least two shows each semester, one of which must be a faculty-directed show.

3. Scholarship students should not schedule more than one evening conflict (such as an evening class or an evening job) during the week. Four of the five evenings must be left free. It is best that the theatre scholarship students schedule no evening conflicts of any kind. Employment or night classes are not acceptable excuses for not accepting roles or technical responsibilities at night.

4. Scholarship students must attend all Major/Minor meetings ( whcich usually occur Wednesday at 9:00 p.m. immediately following the weekly Practicum), all strikes, and any special Saturday crew call on the weekend preceding the opening of a major faculty-directed production. they are expected to attend all Wednesday evening Practicums (which usually occur between 7:00 and 9:00 p.m.) unless they have a regularly scheduled conflict, such as an evening class or a church commitment.

5. Scholarship recipients must maintain an overall 2.0 grade point average and a 3.0 GPA in theatre courses.

6.The scholarship recipients must actively pursue either a major or minor in Theatre or a Secondary Education major with Theatre as a teaching field. Theatre majors will enroll for a minimum of two three hour courses, and theatre minors will enroll for one three hour course during the academic year.

Failure to abide by these conditions will result in forfeiture of your scholarship. Each student will be evaluated before each new semester to determine if she/he will be reinstated as a scholarship recipient. This scholarship is for one year only and may be renewed by reapplication with the department every spring.