The Actors Theatre Workshop is proud to offer an innovative new scholarship program for people from all walks of life that leads to personal and professional development through creative expression and community service. In this 18 month apprenticeship program, you will have the opportunity to

• Study Creative Expression and Non-Profit Management techniques in classes taught by ATW's Artistic Director and Founder Thurman E. Scott. These weekly classes will be held on Wednesday evenings.
• Serve in a leadership capacity on the volunteer staff of this award-winning theatre and cultural center, utilizing your unique gifts to make a contribution to the community
• Put your new-found insights on community service into action in ATW's award-winning theatre and education program for homeless children, Builders of the New World

• Twelve-week Creative Expression class with Thurman E. Scott: Taught by an innovator of creative process who has a long history of service to the community, the program includes a class that will develop the participants' potential so they are able to enhance their productivity, accomplishing more with a sense of ease and creative insight. Mr. Scott will teach his proven, original creative techniques that will allow you to see creatively, open up your expression, and help you find your intuitiveness and inspiration. By training your creative instrument and developing your creative potential, you will be better able to define your individual uniqueness. Participants will learn to organize their lives and utilize their newly refined and open vision to accomplish their dreams and visions. The class will also introduce participants to new ways of looking at the administrative and artistic projects they will encounter at ATW, begin the process of integrating them into the creative ensemble of ATW's volunteer staff, and prepare them for special performance opportunities within the theatre.
• Join the dynamic volunteer staff of ATW: Concurrent with the weekly class, participants will have the opportunity to satisfy the age-old human longing to contribute by joining ATW's dynamic volunteer staff with a ten - fifteen hour per week volunteer commitment. Participants will be encouraged to work and learn at the heart of the organization and will be involved with projects in outreach, marketing and PR, fundraising, grant-writing, and other focus areas that utilize each individuals skills, strengths and interests.
• Serve as a member of ATW's Award-Winning Theatre and Education Program for Homeless Children: For the last 14 years, ATW has put its belief that theatre can change live into tangible practice in this unique and highly effective program for children residing in New York City homeless shelters. In an original curriculum created by Mr. Scott entitled Builders of the New World, the children are inspired to make choices today in order to achieve educational and professional success tomorrow. The children learn writing, reading and creative techniques in a safe and inclusive environment that introduces diversity and combats ignorance and racism. The children are supported to make choices that will prepare them to take their place as the bridge to the future. The Builders of the New World program culminates in an uplifting performance in which the children share their visions for a positive community of the future with their family, friends, and business and government leaders.

Our aim in providing this program is to prepare and equip individuals with the tools to contribute to the community by becoming a member of our organization and taking a leadership position within our volunteer corps. The Actors Theatre Workshop has flourished as a vital New York City cultural institution since incorporating as a non-profit, and one of the keys to our success has been the committed work of our talented volunteer corps. We offer you this unique opportunity to study with Mr. Scott as an incentive to become involved in a dynamic cultural arts organization and become part of an enthusiastic team of individuals working together to support a very powerful mission.

The Creative Expression and Community Service Training Program is a commitment of time and resources on the part of ATW to help individuals develop their unique skills. It will allow you to experience first-hand ATW's mission of providing people from all walks of life with the creative tools to fulfill their potential. If this mission and vision vibrates within your heart, then you can apply to become a member of the program and a member of our non-profit theatre and community center.

The ideal candidate for the Creative Expression and Community Service Training Program is a dedicated, positive individual who can work well in both individual and group settings. This person must be willing to open his or her mind to new ideas and concepts while experiencing and contributing to the positive work that this life-changing theatre undertakes.

Ultimately the Creative Expression and Community Service Training Program is about being committed to yourself. Regardless of how successful you have been, the Program will support you to reach far beyond what you have envisioned as your maximum potential. At its core the Program will give you the tools to see all the many possibilities that exist in any given moment, idea or situation. The successful candidate for the Program must be aggressively committed to your own success and the enhancement of whatever it is you are doing in your life.

The application process for this scholarship program is selective. Priority will be given in order of submission, so don't wait! The program requires an 18 month commitment. Candidates must complete an application online, followed by a series of interviews. To access the application, please click here.