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2010 Robert Porterfield Graduate Award Winner
Hunter Parker is in her second year of the MFA in Theatre & Film Studies program at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. She is studying Dramatic Media, with an emphasis in directing. Her research combines live theatre, film and interactive media to investigate the relationship of media and performance for the next generation of live arts audiences. Her recent production of Blackbird integrated a live Twitter feed, and she continues to find ways to integrate social media into various projects. Hunter earned a BA in Theatre Arts from Virginia Tech in 2002, and will return there this fall to collaborate with Bob McGrath and Ridge Theater on an original production of Persephone. Prior to attending graduate school, she was a high school theatre arts educator and director in Goochland, Virginia, where she was named District Director of the Year in 2004 and Teacher of the Year in 2008. She is the recipient of a two-year graduate assistantship in Interdisciplinary Arts Research with Ideas for Creative Exploration (ICE) from the UGA Graduate School, where she facilitates projects and collaborates with artists across disciplines. In 2009, she received a Graduate Student Research and Performance grant from Willson Center for Humanities and Arts to assist with her thesis research and production. |
Rules: The amount of the award is $3,400 for graduate study in theatre.
- The budget for the award is provided by SETC’s Endowment Committee and
shall not exceed the amount of funds budgeted by that committee.
- In order to apply for the Robert Porterfield Graduate Award, the applicant must:
(a) have completed undergraduate work at an institution within the SETC region; and
(b) be attending or entering a regionally accredited graduate school the fall term following the convention
at which the award is announced.
- Applications and all supporting materials are due no later than January 15th of each year.
- Scholarship application and supporting materials may be submitted by email as PDF attachments only (Adobe Acrobat reader opens PDF attachments). While it would be best to submit all materials as a single, multi-page PDF document, individual items may be submitted separately. Please note, all digital submissions must be in PDF format.
- Up to three (3) applicants may be selected as finalists on the basis of their materials. Those to be
interviewed will be notified no later than February 15th of each year.
- The selected candidates must be present at the SETC Spring Convention for an interview with the
committee. The interview is the final step in selecting the winner of the award.
- The winner of the Robert Porterfield Graduate Award will be presented at the Saturday Awards Banquet
of the convention. The winner must be present to accept the award.
- Upon suitable notification to the SETC Administrative Director that the candidate has entered
and/or matriculating as a graduate student in a regionally accredited college/university, the award will be released.
- The following materials must be provided by each applicant:
- Completed Application Form posted soon
- Personal letter outlining plans and objectives
- A complete resume
- Three (3) reference letters speaking specifically to the applicant's potential as a graduate
student
- Complete, official transcripts from all colleges/universities attended
The application deadline is January 15th of each year.
For more information, please contact:
Patrick Gagliano
patrick.gagliano@newberry.edu
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