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The Ken and Gloria Craib Fellowship for Future Theatre Leaders

Stage Management
Lighting Design
Sound Design
Costume Design
Set Design
Properties Design
Directing (Stage,
Technical, or Music)

This fellowship is made possible through the gracious support of Col. Kenneth B. Craib, Jr. and Dr. Carole Craib.

Stone Soup offers one fellowship each year to a teenage student looking to work professionally in production, design or theatre management.  Our goal is to provide quality training through apprenticeship and hands-on experience over the course of a season.  Fellows complete their apprenticeship by working independently on a summer teen production.

Fellows are assigned a theatre professional mentor and receive additional support from the production team and will gain credits/portfolio material in their field. After the fellowship is completed, students are eligible to work as paid independent contractors for Stone Soup in their area of expertise.

Applications are due by May 31st each year; fellowship recipients will be announced by June 30th.

Interested in Applying?

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The fellowship is open to students ages 13 – 17 at the start of the season.

The student must be able to commit to working on at least 3 productions in that time including the summer teen production for their capstone project.

All applicants need to submit the following for consideration:

  • A letter of interest
    A short letter (1 page maximum) that discusses their interest in the program, why they’re excited about their chosen area of interest, and what they hope to get from the fellowship experience.
  • A resume
    This should summarize previous theatre work, education, and any extracurriculars that the student feels is relevant.
  • At least one reference
    Contact information for a reference from a teacher, coach or theatre professional regarding the students interest, dedication and work ethic.

Applicants looking to apprentice as directors (stage, technical, musical) may be requested to provide work samples, a portfolio of previous work, or evidence prerequisite skills (like music reading).

“I found SSTC online because I absolutely loved the theatre production class I took last year and wanted to do more. From the very first time I met everyone, I absolutely fell in love with everything about Stone Soup. Several weeks after I started out as an enthusiastic and awestruck assistant lighting designer/lights operator, SSTC was so generous to offer me the very first fellowship of their new program: apprentice lighting designer. I’m so incredibly lucky and grateful for this opportunity to learn more about a passion of mine, and to work with the brilliant, talented, kind, and creative people of Stone Soup. SSTC took a chance on me and I’m determined to make good use of it. I look forward to venturing further Into the Woods and beyond!”
A picture of Cana Yao, the 2022-2023 Stone Soup FellowCana Yao
2022-2023 Fellow,
Lighting Design

Cana was apprenticed to designer Brett Stegall, and has been an amazing addition to the Stone Soup Team. She has had the opportunity to design in a variety of venues including the Historic Forest Theatre and The Carolina Theatre in Durham.  We are so grateful that she joined us and look forward to working with her in the future as a professional!