The WLU Theatre has general scholarships for incoming theatre majors as well as three scholarships through the WLU Foundation Office.
West Liberty University Theatre Scholarship(s) are funded by the university and range from $500-$3,000/year for four years. These scholarships can be for performers or design/tech/management students and are ‘skill based’. Decisions are based on an audition and interview (for performers) and a portfolio review and interview (for DTM students).
The Stanley Harrison Performing Arts Scholarship is worth, up to, $1,000/year and is renewable for multiple years. It is a scholarship that can be awarded to incoming freshmen, returning students, or transfer students who are theatre majors. Students on the Stanley Harrison Performing Arts Scholarship need to maintain their theatre major, a 3.0 GPA in the discipline, and make “significant contribution to the theatre program at West Liberty”.
The Thomas Cervone and Susan Creswell Endowed Theatre Scholarship was established, and endowed, by Thomas “TC” Cervone (1975 Alum and former Hilltop Player, and current member of the Board of Governors) and Susan Creswell, in the summer of 2021. Scholarship value depends on the timing of the offer but will typically be $1,000/year and is renewable for multiple years. It is a scholarship that can be awarded to returning theatre majors who have demonstrated leadership and dedication to their training, and the success of their classmates in the program. Students receiving the Thomas Cervone and Susan Creswell Endowed Theatre Scholarship need to maintain their theatre major, a 3.0 GPA in the discipline, and make “significant contribution to the theatre program at West Liberty University”.
The John Hennen Memorial Scholarship, which is named after one of our most beloved faculty members, is worth, up to, $1,000/year and is renewable for multiple years. It is a scholarship that can be awarded to returning theatre majors who have demonstrated leadership and dedication to their training, and the success of their classmates in the program. Students receiving the John Hennen Memorial Scholarship need to maintain their theatre major, a 3.0 GPA in the discipline, and make “significant contribution to the theatre program at West Liberty”.
THE R.E.D. Artist Scholarship is a scholarship funded to support students from traditionally under-represented populations in theatre. Students who identify as members of a BIPOC community are encouraged to apply, as well as any individual who is from a population of people who are not traditionally represented on stages. The R.E.D. Artist scholarship is worth up to $1,000/year and is renewable for multiple years. It is a scholarship that can be awarded to incoming freshmen, returning students, or transfer students who are theatre majors who are from under-represented populations. Scholarship recipient needs to maintain the theatre major, a 3.0 GPA in the discipline, and make “significant contribution to the theatre program at West Liberty”.