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SECOND ANNUAL
SCHWARTZ SCHOLARSHIP SHOW

DAYTON, OH - March 31 - Eight students with local ties will compete before an audience that is expected to include one of the foremost composers of our time, when the Second Annual Stephen Schwartz Scholarship finals are held at The Human Race Theatre Company’s Loft Theatre April 18.

Stephen Schwartz

Schwartz, whose hits include Wicked, Children of Eden, Pippin and Godspell, as well as Snapshots, which premiered at The Human Race in 2007, is scheduled to be at the scholarship show Each contestant will sing one of his songs and another musical theatre number. The program will be hosted by frequent Human Race performer Jake Lockwood.

At stake in one phase of the competition is a $1500 scholarship from The Human Race for a high school senior planning to major in musical theatre. The two finalists in that category are James C. Blanchard of Hamilton and Cincinnati Christian High School and Annabeth Kane of Oakwood High.

The other contest has half a dozen college students vying for a $3500 scholarship. Contestants there are Baldwin-Wallace junior Jason Slattery of Miamisburg and five Wright State musical theatre majors – Kelsey Celek of Springboro, Brandon Michael Fleming of Euclid, Lindsay Flick of Fairfield, Will Hutcheson of Kettering, and Lucian Smith of Fairborn.

Winners in last year’s initial competition were Alexandra Finke of Centerville and Alter High, who is now at the University of Michigan, and Jerome Doerger of Cincinnati and Wright State.

Tickets for the show are $20, available at www.ticketcenterstage.com or by calling (937) 228-3630 or toll-free (888) 228-3630.

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Founded in 1986, The Human Race Theatre Company moved to the Metropolitan Arts Center in 1991, taking up residence at the 219-seat Loft Theatre. In addition to the Eichelberger Loft Season, The Human Race produces for the Victoria Theatre’s Broadway Series, the Musical Theatre Workshop series, and special event programming. The Human Race, under the direction of Artistic Director Marsha Hanna and Executive Director Kevin Moore, also maintains education and outreach programs for children, teens and adults, as well as artist residencies in area schools, The Muse Machine In-School Tour, Youth Summer Stock, and The Human Race Conservatory. Human Race organizational support is provided by Culture Works, Montgomery County Arts and Cultural District, Shubert Foundation and the Ohio Arts Council. The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this organization with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.