Award Application

INSTRUCTIONS FOR DOWNLOADING OF

RISING STAR AWARDS INFORMATION AND E-APPLICATIONS

You will find all 2012 Rising Star Awards information and e-application forms here as of December 1, 2011.  Applications are due by Wednesday, January 11, 2012 by 5:00pm. 

The following forms and documents are posted at the bottom of this page:

Rising Star Awards e-application

Rising Star Awards Rules & Guidelines

Educational Impact Award e-application

Student Achievement Award e-application

Rising Star “Theatre for Everyone” Inclusion & Access Award e-application

Paper Mill Playhouse $1000 Scholarship Awards e-application

Scaramouche $1000 Technical Theatre Scholarship e-application

Rising Star Awards Support Material Packing Slip

Rising Star Awards Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Click on the link to the form you would like to download and follow the prompts to save the file on your computer.   Save the file in a place you will remember like your desktop or in a specially created Rising Star Awards folder.  

The forms are in Microsoft Word format and are protected so that you can type, select numbers or check boxes only in the gray-shaded areas.  This form is simple to use and will allow you to type unlimited answers in all of the fields. 

A few things you need to know about these forms are:

A) There are minimal logos and graphics in these documents for faster uploading and downloading.

B) This form has minimal page breaks to allow the form to "grow" as you add text.  You do not need to add page breaks before sending it back to Paper Mill.

C) Unfortunately, you will not be able to spell check in this “protected” document however, if you type the text in another document and spell check, you can copy the clean text and paste it into the gray-shaded areas of the application.  

To use these forms, please follow the directions below:

1) Download the files and save them in a place you will remember easily, like your desktop, or create a “Rising Star Awards” folder to store your files.  

2) You should open up the forms in Microsoft Word and immediately save the file as another name by selecting "SAVE AS" from your FILE menu.  Please give your application a name that relates to the school you are representing and the type of form. For example, you can title your application: “HSnameRSAapp.doc". 

3) Once you’ve created the new file (HSnameRSAapp.doc) you may begin filling out the form by clicking in the first gray-shaded form-field.  The form-field will be highlighted and you may begin typing in this field.  From there you may [TAB] to the next gray-shaded form-field, and so on.

4) Please follow the directions for each section of the form.  Please read the entire form and answer every question.  If you do not yet have a final license agreement for your show title, or if your dates are yet to be confirmed, you may enter “TBA” in those fields and email the information to Paper Mill Playhouse as soon as you have an answer.   Schools should not delay applying to the program while waiting for these details.  Send the application with TBA listed where necessary.  

5) Save the report periodically as you work on it in case your computer crashes.  Always keep a back-up copy of the completed application on your computer.  It is possible that we may request a duplicate copy of your application at some point, so please save a copy!

6) Once you’ve completed the school‘s application form, save the file and email it back to Paper Mill Playhouse as an attachment.  

Email the completed application to the following two separate email addresses:

Carrie Rubino, Education Program Manager: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

AND CC:   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

We will always reply to your email confirming we have received and can open your electronic application. If you do not receive a confirmation message within 24 hours, please call the Paper Mill Education office as it may mean that we did not receive your application.  It is the school’s responsibility to ensure that their application arrived at our office.  Schools should follow up with a phone call.  You may confirm with Carrie Rubino, Education Program Manager, directly at (973) 315-1672.

7) Finally, if you are not paying by credit card, we ask that you mail a check, money order or purchase order for the appropriate application amount to the Paper Mill Playhouse Education office.  Mail may be sent to:

Paper Mill Playhouse

22 Brookside Drive

Millburn, NJ  07041 

Attn: Rising Star Awards

Only a school official may enter a production in the Rising Star Awards.  The digital signature on the application must be that of the coordinating teacher/director or a school administrator. Student or parent digital signatures are not accepted.

*Sponsorship is subject to change.*

Rising Star Awards is generously supported by the Investors Bank Foundation, The Ambrose & Ida Fredrickson Foundation and The Bloomingdale’s Fund of the Macy’s Foundation.  Additional major funding for Paper Mill Playhouse Education Outreach is provided by The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and MetLife Foundation. 

Rising Star scholarships are made possible by John Burgio & Ruth Bedford in Memory of Jane Burgio, Scaramouche Costumes LLC, Douglas Michael Krueger Arts Foundation, VSA New Jersey, and The Cultural Access Network of New Jersey. 

This program is made possible, in part, by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, A Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts and by funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.  Paper Mill Playhouse is a not-for-profit arts organization.

Downloads

File	File size
01_2012 RSA e-application	287 Kb
02_2012 Rules & Guidelines	442 Kb
03_2012 Educational Impact e-application form	133 Kb
04_2012 Student Achievement e-application form	136 Kb
05_2012 Inclusion and Access e-application form	284 Kb
06_2012 Rising Star Scholarships e-application	146 Kb
07_2012 Scaramouche Scholarship e-application	141 Kb
08_2012 Support Material e-PACKING SLIP	127 Kb
09_2012 RSA FAQ's for schools	39 Kb