Recipients Revealed For 2025 Charlie Blackwell Symposium Scholarships
BSMS has announced the five stage managers receiving the 2025 Charlie Blackwell Symposium Scholarships.
Charlie Blackwell Symposium Scholarships
Broadway Stage Management Symposium
Complimentary symposium pass plus a one-on-one meeting with an adjudicator (five awarded annually)
Program details
- Organization
- Broadway Stage Management Symposium
- Category
- Stage Management
- Disciplines
- Stage Management
- Format
- Development program
- Career stage
- Any
- Location
- New York, NY
- Duration
- Two-day symposium (late May; 2026: May 30-31 at Pace University)
- Stipend / award
- Complimentary symposium pass plus a one-on-one meeting with an adjudicator (five awarded annually)
- Typical deadline
- Unknown
Overview
The Charlie Blackwell Scholarships, named for the pioneering Broadway stage manager, award five scholarships annually to stage managers of color to attend the Broadway Stage Management Symposium with registration fees waived. Each scholarship is adjudicated by a Broadway stage manager of color (Narda E. Alcorn, Lisa Dawn Cave, Beverly Jenkins, Kenneth J. McGee and Cody Renard Richard) with distinct criteria such as being a Black student, an HBCU student or alum, or a career changer, and recipients get a one-on-one meeting with their adjudicator. Travel and housing are not included; the 2026 application deadline was February 28.
Eligibility
Stage managers of color (students through working professionals); named for Broadway stage manager Charlie Blackwell.
Notes
2026 recipients announced April 2026. Symposium also offers online participation. Scholarship covers registration only, not travel.
Contact
- info@broadwaysymposium.com (General org)
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