Seniors
from two Spring Branch ISD high schools received Theater Under the Stars (TUTS)
scholarships on April 16 during an annual celebration of student musical
theatre.
Receiving
$3,000 TUTS scholarships were Memorial High’s Katherine Fester and Stratford
High’s Mary Kate Goss. They accepted the scholarships in front of 2,500 people
at the 12th annual Tommy Tune Awards gala celebration.
Every
year, TUTS presents 10 student scholarships to outstanding participants of The
Tommy Tune Awards at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts downtown.
The
scholarships include the prestigious Ruth Denney Scholarship, named in honor of
the legendary Lamar High School drama teacher who mentored Houston famous
Broadway entertainer and dancer Tommy Tune.
Students
considered are required to submit an application and an essay, in addition to
meeting requirements set by the TUTS Scholarship Committee.
Both
of this year’s SBISD recipients are leaders in their school theater departments
and plan to pursue careers in the fine arts.
This
fall, Katherine Fester will attend The University of North Carolina as a scenic
technologies and stage properties major. In addition to the TUTS
scholarship, she was recently selected to intern for the Gilbert and Sullivan
Society of Houston, a nonprofit theater company.
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| Katherine Fester |
Goss
won early decision acceptance into Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill.,
where she plans to study musical theater. She recently appeared in the starring
role in the Stratford Playhouse production of Almost, Maine as
Sandrine.
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