Riverhead School District

North Fork Community Theatre offering student scholarships

Michael Hipp, center, as Leaf Coneybear, spells the names of South American rodents in a scene from ‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ at North Fork Community Theatre in 2011. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder)

North Fork Community Theatre is offering one $500 scholarship for a graduating senior from each high school in Southold, Riverhead and Shelter Island towns.

Applicants are required to include an essay of no more than 200 words detailing the meaning of theater/music activities in the their lives. All applicants must have a history of performance or offstage experience either in high school or within the community.

The application deadline is April 7. For additional application details, please contact scholarship committee chairperson Amy Davidson, 591-1810 [email protected].