Peninsula Players Theatre Scholarship
Applications are due Monday, April 6, 2026
Peninsula Players is proud to support the higher education of local high school seniors pursuing a major or minor in arts management, music or theater. A $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to one student at each of the Door County high schools.
Applicants must:
-Be a graduating high school senior in Door County
-Plan to enroll as a full-time college student
-Plan to major or minor in one of the following degrees:
-Arts Management
-Music (i.e. Performance, Education)
-Theater (i.e. Acting, Theater Studies, Theater Technology and Design)
Click here to apply for the Peninsula Players Scholarship.
2025 Recipients
The 2025 scholarship recipients are Ellie Engerson, Caleb Johnson and Benedict Salmi-Klotz. These students demonstrated a high level of participation and creativity in the arts during their academic careers.
Ellie is a graduate of Southern Door High School with a passion for singing. She intends to pursue a degree in music education with a choral emphasis at Northern Michigan University. Ellie has participated in a variety of performing arts during her time at Southern Door, including the annual musical, show choir, forensics and dance team. Ellie’s dream is to become a middle or high school choir director.
Caleb is a graduate of Sevastopol High School, where he has honed his craft in music. He has participated in concert band, pep band, jazz band, choir and solo ensemble. He also had the honor of performing with the Bay Area Music Association's honors band and honors choir for multiple years. Caleb plans to attend the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh to pursue a Bachelor of Music in music composition. His dream is to become a composer, writing music for bands, symphonies and other ensembles.
Benedict is a local homeschooled student with a passion for the arts. He has immersed himself in Gibraltar High School’s theatre department, participating in six productions in a variety of roles, including lead actor, stage manager, choreographer, set designer and student director. Benedict intends to pursue a Bachelor of Arts in drama at Queen Margaret University in Scotland. He then hopes to pursue an advanced degree in theatre direction or arts administration so that he may ultimately land in his dream career of becoming a theatre director and playwright.