Announcing “South Carolina’s next Broadway Star”
We are thrilled to announce the launch of “South Carolina’s Next Broadway Star” a scholarship contest aimed at amplifying and supporting high school musical theater students across South Carolina. Applications will open on November 11, 2024, and close on April 1, 2025.
Scholarships will be awarded to the top three contestants, with first place receiving $5,000, second place $2,500, and third place $1,000. These funds can be used for tuition, application fees, travel expenses for theater programs, or private acting lessons and workshops, providing vital resources for students to further their theater education.
Relive the 2024 SC NEW PLAY FEST!
The future of American Theater begins in Greenville
All Readings are free with reserved seating. Early access to reserved seats is available for festival donors.
Peter Mark Kendall and Rosaline Elbay in the 2022 festival show Dodi & Diana, which opened Off-Broadway, October of 2022.
The South Carolina New Play Festival starts on Thursday, August 8, and will feature a wide range of musicals, plays, town halls, an outdoor variety stage, and a Broadway Cabaret featuring Tony-nominee Phillip Boykin (Hadestown).
The festival takes place in historic downtown Greenville at venues including The Gunter Theatre at the Peace Center, CentreStage, The Warehouse Theatre, Greenville Theatre, South Carolina Children’s Theatre, Falls Park, and at the Greenville One Center.
The 2024 festival is supported, in part, by grants from the Community Foundation of Greenville, the Daniel-Mickel Foundation, the South Carolina Endowment for the Humanities, the South Carolina Arts Commission, the Peace Center, and by public funds from the City of Greenville tourism tax fund.
