Ted Cloak Century Scholarship
The Ted Cloak Century Scholarship recognizes young theatre makers who will fill the 21st Century with innovative, collaborative, clear, and nuanced productions that warm the hearts and challenge the minds of generations to come. This scholarship, given in anticipation of the 100th Anniversary of our department's founding, honors the legacy of joyful and serious theatre making in a liberal arts environment envisioned by Ted Cloak in 1930.
The Ted Cloak Century Scholarship is renewable in future years, with the requirement that recipients participate in at least 6 departmental productions by the end of their third year. Students are not required to major or minor in theater.
Admitted students - If you have an interest in continuing your theatre involvement and would like to be considered for the Ted Cloak Century Scholarship (up to $2,000 per year), please submit an audition and/or a resume. Students may submit both an acting and a technical audition.
Scholarship Audition Information
Submit the registration form below along with audition materials by February 22, 2026.
Acting
Participants completing an acting audition are encouraged to submit two contrasting monologues. Your presentation should be no longer than 3 minutes.
Design and Technical Theatre
Participants completing a technical audition should submit a resume of their work and are encouraged to also include a written response about the experiences on that resume.
If you are a current applicant to Lawrence and are interested in being considered for a Theatre Arts scholarship, please register here by February 22nd, 2026.
On-Campus Performance
You are also invited to visit campus to meet faculty and students the weekend of February 19-21, and attend a 7:30 p.m. performance of The Double Infidelity, an 18th-century French comedy by Marivaux about two peasant lovers who are separated and tempted by aristocratic suitors at court. A matinee performance at 2:30 p.m. on February 21 is also available.