2011 William E. Wilson Award presented to J. Chris Carter Chris is  currently a MFA Graduate Candidate at the University of Memphis Department of Theatre and Dance.  He is heading into his third year in the directing program, and will direct 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee in the fall.  Past directing credits include: Oedipus, Edges, True West, and Three Days of Rain. Prior to graduate school Chris taught in the Performing Arts Magnet at Lee High School in Huntsville, Alabama.  He is a member of Actors Equity Association, and a recommended actor combatant with the SAFD.

The award is presented in the amount of $6,500 to a secondary school educator pursuing a graduate degree in theatre or speech and theatre in a regionally accredited graduate program.

The Southeastern Theatre Conference welcomes applications for the William E. Wilson Scholarship. The award, named for longtime SETC member and patron William "Bill" Wilson, supports a secondary school teacher who is pursuing a graduate degree in theatre or speech and theatre.

Applicants must be legal residents of a state in the SETC region, and must have at least one year of experience as a full-time teacher and director of theatre in a secondary school in the SETC region. The award recipient must enroll in a regionally accredited graduate program a) within the SETC region and b) within one year of being selected for the scholarship.

The Wilson award is made possible by a $100,000 endowment given by its namesake in support of secondary school theatre educators across the southeast. It is a dream come true for contributor Wilson, and for many future recipients. The Southeastern Theatre Conference extends its heartfelt thanks to Wilson for his vision and support of secondary school theatre.

Application Form 

The application deadline is January 15th, 2011

For more information, please contact:
David Giambrone
120 Yellow Poplar Ln
Harvest, Alabama 35749-4805
dgiambrone@gmail.com