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Posted November 24, 2009
Applications Being Accepted for Roger Sturtevant Award for EMCs
Roger Sturtevant began a show business career as box office treasurer (and sometimes as casting director) for summer theaters in the northeast, including the New London Barn Playhouse in New Hampshire and the Pocono Playhouse in Mountainhome, PA. On Broadway he served as... Applications are available online (click here) from January 1 through March 15, 2010 for the 2009-2010 Roger Sturtevant Musical Theatre Award for Equity Membership Candidates (EMCs) administered by the Actors' Equity Foundation. The $1000 award is given to current EMCs (one male, one female) who demonstrate outstanding abilities in the musical theatre field. Selection is based on a videotaped audition, written recommendations and a completed application.
The panel of judges includes actor/members of the Actors' Equity Foundation and members of the Casting Society of America. The panel adheres strictly to the principles of non-traditional casting and actively encourages actors of all cultural backgrounds, as well as actors with disabilities, to apply. The award was begun by the family of noted casting director Roger Sturtevant, who died in 2003.
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