The Santa Maria Women’s Network recently presented its community scholarships, including the first-ever award to a PCPA Conservatory student. Clare Lopez was among 26 applicants for the scholarship and was selected based on her hard work and enthusiasm in the conservatory, as well as having received her BA in music and theater arts from St. Martin’s University in Washington State, graduating magna cum laude, and for her volunteer work in the community.
Lopez plans to use the $500 grant for a gym membership to build up her stamina to help her with the conservatory’s physical demands. The money will also go toward updating her headshots and other expenses as she prepares to embark on her professional career.
Lopez is returning to PCPA this fall as a second-year student in the two-year conservatory actor training
This article appears in Aug 5-12, 2010.