Butler Theatre Department Announces 2015-2016 Scholarship Recipients

“What makes telling these adventures so exciting for us is that we have a wonderful and diverse group of theatre scholars coming in to tell those adventurous stories,” said Bob Peterson, professor of Theatre and Speech.

Butler offers full tuition and book scholarships to qualifying students who want to participate in either performance or technical theatre. Auditions and interviews are held each spring for the following year. For information about theatre scholarships, students are encouraged to contact Bob Peterson at [email protected].

The Butler Theatre Department will produce four productions during the 2015-2016 school year: “Tom Jones” adapted by Mark Brown from the novel by Henry Felding; “Tarzan®, The Stage Musical,” based on the Disney film adapted from the story “Tarzan of the Apes” by Edgar Rice Burroughs, music and lyrics by Phil Collins, book by David Henry Hwang; an Alvin the Alligator adventure by Bob Peterson; and “The Last Life Boat” by Luke Yankee.

2015-2016 theatre scholars receiving full books and tuition are listed by hometown:

Andover
Tad Gilbert

Cassoday
Samantha Schneider

El Dorado
Josiah Andrews
Kendall Cerney
Chelsey Harber

Greensburg
Maddie Cannon

Hanston
Madisyn Coats

Marion
Braden Fahey
Justin Terrel

Minneapolis
Alex McCollough

Mullinville
Miranda Kimble

Parsons
Matthew Thande

Rose Hill
Jordan Debbrecht

Towanda
Nick Luebbert

Valley Center
Jeremy Buoy
Devin Duerksen
Stephen Jones
Kaylee Love
Ryan McCalla
Emily Stone
Emily Tracy

Wichita
Gabrielle Alexander
Tristan Carlson
Brandon McKinney
Sofia Morales
Emma Navarro
Andrew Nicholson
Bethanie Phillips