StageCraft Application

All information will be held in strict confidentiality.

Deadline to submit: March 15, 2024, 11 pm. Please complete this application in one continuous session (you do not have the ability to save your content and re-enter the portal).

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* 1. Legal first and last names:

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* 2. Preferred pronoun(s):

Permanent residence postal address:

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* 3. Address 1

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* 4. Address 2

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* 5. City

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* 6. State

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* 7. Zip

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* 8. Email Address:

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* 9. Mobile telephone number:

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* 10. Other telephone number, if applicable:

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* 11. Date of birth:

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* 12. Year graduated Edison Tech:

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* 13. Do you self-identify as one or more of the following: Black, Native American, Native Hawaiian, Alaskan Native, Desi, Asian, Pacific Islander, Chicanx, Latinx, Person of Color, Multi-Racial Person of Color, or Arab American?

Yes

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* 14. Are you currently enrolled in a degree-granting program?

Yes

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* 15. Will you be enrolled in a degree-granting program between March 27 and August 19, 2024?

Yes

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* 16. Can you commit to StageCraft’s 19-week schedule, including two multi-day intensives, March 27 - 30 and August 14 - 17, 2024?

Yes

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* 17. If selected as a finalist, are you available for a Zoom interview between March 16 and 20, 2024?

Yes

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* 18. Will you have access to a laptop, tablet, or similar device throughout the fellowship?

Yes

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* 19. View three performances of a scene from Lorraine Hansberry’s Raisin in the Sun here. Then reflect very briefly on which of the interpretations/performances (Phylicia Rashad, Esther Rolle, or Claudia McNeil) you find to be the most authentic and believable, and why: maximum 100 typed words, or upload an audio or a/v recording you make on your mobile. Note: There is no correct answer: all opinions are valid.

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* 20. View two performances of a scene from August Wilson’s Fences here. Then write a brief reflection (maximum 100 words) on which of the interpretations/performances (James Earl Jones or Denzel Washington) you find to be the most authentic and believable, and why. Note: There is no correct answer: all opinions are valid.

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* 21. Do you agree or disagree with Denzel Washington’s distinction between race and culture, and why or why not. View the video here, then reflect very briefly by typing your response or uploading an audio or a/v recording you make on your mobile.