North Shore Players Association Scholarship
FOR SENIORS
The North Shore Players, a Danvers-based community theatre company, announces its annual memorial scholarship award. The scholarship was originally established to honor the memory of Viola J. Patten, a multi-talented member of the North Shore Players. It was changed in 1994 to include the departed and beloved founding members Barbara Hannon and Polly Jenkins. This scholarship will be granted to a graduating senior who plans to major in the performing arts(theatre, music, art, or dance) and is currently attending Andover, Beverly, Danvers, Georgetown, Hamilton-Wenham Regional, Lynn Classical, Lynn English, Lynnfield, Marblehead, Masconomet, North Andover, Peabody, Salem, or Swampscott High School.
If the applicant has been a member of the North Shore Players, or a parent of the applicant has been a member of the North Shore Players for at least the past 2 years, then the applicant may be a senior at any accredited high school.
The North Shore Players Memorial Scholarship Committee reserves the right to hold the scholarship over until the following year if there is no appropriate candidate.
The same Scholarship application can be downloaded from the NSP website: https://www.northshoreplayersma.org/nsp-scholarship For an application, you can also click North Shore Players Association Scholarship
All applicants must meet the criteria outlined in the scholarship application.
Applications must be accompanied by:
1. A letter of reference from school teacher, administrator, adviser, etc.
2. A letter of recommendation from someone outside of the school.
3. A copy of the high school transcript.
4. A 250-word essay on the choice of major, including the reason.
The application must be submitted by April 15, 2025. The scholarship is $1,000 (or more).
Please print out, complete this application in full, and then mail it along with the other above requested documents to:
The North Shore Players Memorial Scholarship Committee
c/o Hal Morse
14A Berry St.
Danvers, MA 01923
