Stage Left Theatre Co. awards scholarships

Stage Left Theatre Company board members present checks to scholarship recipients Cadence Brown and Karri Grillo. Pictured are (from left): Nicki Danyluk, Advisory Board Member; Lexi Kosla, Managing Director/Executive Board Member; Cadence Brown; Karri Grillo; Amanda Collene, Executive Board Member; and Nate Anderson, Advisory Board Member.

Stage Left Theatre Co. awards scholarships

LUDINGTON — The Stage Left Theatre Company has awarded two $500 scholarships for students studying performing arts. The 2023 recipients are Cadence Brown of Manistee and Karri Grillo of Ludington.

This is the first year two $500 scholarships are being awarded. The program is supported by Stage Left Theatre Company sponsors and by proceeds from the company’s productions. Requirements of the scholarship include having been a resident of Mason, Manistee, Oceana, or Lake counties within the last three years; studying in an area of theater; and an interview/audition with the board of directors.

Brown will be attending the Interlochen Center for the Arts summer musical theater showcase in July. Grillo is studying theatrical design and Technical Production with a focus on Sound/Lighting at Western Michigan University.