Past Scholarship Winners
ACT Scholarship Recipients 2022
Acting/Musical Theatre:
- Aurkheem Jolley, Jefferson County Academy of Theatre and Dance, Sponsor: Carl Dean -Musical Theatre) – Patricia Putnam Performing Scholarship
- Savannah Crawford, Daphne High School, Sponsor: Griffin Hood (Musical Theatre)
- Anna Bella Foster, Mountain Brook High School, Sponsor: Jane Ganey (Musical Theatre)
Technical Theatre:
- Ryder Dean, Jefferson County Academy of Theatre and Dance, Sponsor: Carl Dean (Technical Theatre)
The following are alternates. In the event that our scholarship winners are not able to accept the scholarship, we will contact these candidates in order.
Acting/Musical Theatre:
- First Alternate: Isabelle Davis, Daphne High School, Sponsor: Griffin Hood
- Second Alternate: Lily Cameron, Jefferson County Academy of Theatre and Dance, Sponsor: Carl Dean
- Third Alternate: Makenzie Nero, Spanish Fort High School, Sponsor: Mollie Betsch
Technical Theatre:
- First Alternate: Jungi (Birdie) Sun, Tuscaloosa Academy, Sponsor: Sara Margaret Cates
ACT Scholarship Recipients 2021
Acting/Musical Theatre:
- Celia Knox, Mary G Montgomery High School, Sponsor: Mollie Tice – Patricia Putnam Performing Scholarship (Musical Theatre)
- Joe Cofield, Sparkman High School, Sponsor: Cody Carlton – (Acting/Musical Theatre)
- Hayden Salter, UMS Wright High School, Sponsor: Margaret Delaney (Musical Theatre)
The following are alternates. In the event that our scholarship winners are not able to accept the scholarship, we will contact these candidates in order.
Acting/Musical Theatre:
- First Alternate: Samantha Sledd, Virgil Grissom High School, Sponsor: Olivia Skillern
- Second Alternate: Andrea D’Amico, Bob Jones High School, Sponsor: Mary Davis
- Third Alternate: Raven Heath, Jefferson County Academy of Theatre and Dance, Sponsor: Carl Dean
ACT Scholarship Recipients 2020
Acting/Musical Theatre:
- Michael McMullen, Huntsville High School, Sponsor: Meghan Phelps (Musical Theatre) – Patricia Putman Performing Scholarship
- Jazmin Miller, Pinson Valley High School, Sponsor: John Bailey (Acting/Musical Theatre)
- Kate Simechak, Carroll High School, Spark Theatre Company (Acting/Musical Theatre)
Technical Theatre:
- Olivia Creager, Shades Valley High School, Sponsor: Carl Dean (Technical Theatre)
The following are alternates. In the event that our scholarship winners are not able to accept the scholarship, we will contact these candidates in order to offer it to them.
Acting/Musical Theatre:
- First Alternate: Mary Fugate, Huntsville High School Sponsor: Meghan Phelps
Second Alternate: Olivia Lee, Spanish Fort High School, Sponsor: Jessica Jackson
ACT Scholarship Recipients 2019
Acting/Musical Theatre:
- Dominique Garcie, Southside High School, Sponsor: Jason Bozman (Acting/Musical Theatre) – Patricia Putnam Performing Scholarship
- David Beshirs, Huntsville High School, Sponsor: Meghan Phelps (Musical Theatre)
- Abagail Sledd, Grissom High School, Sponsor: Tee Guillin (Acting/Musical Theatre)
Technical Theatre:
- Adam Stremmel, Donohoo School, Sponsor: Ashley Burrage (Technical Theatre)
The following are alternates. In the event that our scholarship winners are not able to accept the scholarship, we will contact these candidates in order.
Acting/Musical Theatre:
- First Alternate: Anna Grace Haley, Tuscaloosa Academy, Sponsor: Sara-Margaret Cates
- Second Alternate: Harry Meyer, Grissom High School, Sponsor: Tee Quillin
- Third Alternate: Duncan Smith, Huntsville High School, Sponsor: Meghan Phelps
Technical Theatre:
- First Alternate: Sarah Robbins, Jefferson County Academy of Theatre and Dance, Sponsor: Carl Dean
- Second Alternate: Karen Daniel, Pleasant Grove High School, Sponsor: Kayte Clowdus
- Third Alternate: Addie Zaner, Jacksonville High School, Sponsor: Lisa Nixon
ACT Scholarships Recipients 2018
Acting/Musical Theatre
- Rebekah Pierce, Grissom High School, Sponsor: Lydia Palmes (Technical Theatre) – attending Jacksonville State University
- Molly Culp, Huntsville High School, Sponsor: Meghan Phelps (Acting/Musical Theatre) – attending University of Montevallo
- Trinity Ross, Booker T Washington High School, Sponsor: Heather Leyde (Acting/Musical Theatre) – attending University of Alabama
And finally, named in honor of our the Alabama Conference of Theatre’s former Executive Director: The Patricia Putman Performing Scholarship:
- Sadie Farmer, Jefferson County Academy of Theatre and Dance, Sponsor: Carl Dean (Acting/Musical Theatre) – attending University of Alabama at Birmingham
The following are alternates. In the event that our scholarship winners are not able to accept the scholarship, we will contact these candidates in order.
Acting/Musical Theatre:
- First Alternate: Madison Mickle of Corner High School, Sponsor: Megan Garner
- Second Alternate: Makinley Patterson of Florence High School, Sponsor: Darren J. Butler
- Third Alternate: Robert Armstrong of Wetumpka High School, Sponsor: Jeff Glass
Technical Theatre:
- First Alternate: Kelsey Dunahoo of Saint James School, Sponsor: Lonny Harrison
- Second Alternate: Marissa Councill of Lee High School, Sponsor: Bryan Comer
- Third Alternate: Lily Farnworth of Prattville High School, Sponsor: Blair Dyson