OLD BRICK PLAYHOUSE APPRENTICE PROGRAM RECEIVES COMING UP TALLER AWARD IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

The Old Brick Playhouse Apprentice Program is being nationally recognized as one of 15 youth arts and humanities programs to receive the prestigious 2009 Coming Up Taller Award. Youth and adult representatives of the program travelled to Washington, D.C., for a ceremony on November 4 where they will accept the award. Missy Armentrout McCollam and Will Stout, (pictured at left with First Lady Michelle Obama) represented the Old Brick Playhouse at the awards ceremony.

Coming Up Taller is a national initiative that recognizes and supports outstanding out-of-school and after-school arts and humanities programs for children, especially those with great potential, but limited outlets for creative expression. It is a project of:

• the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH)
• the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
• the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
• the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)

The Coming Up Taller Awards honor programs that offer exceptional learning experiences in the arts and the humanities and that have a tangible effect on the lives of young people as evidenced through improved academic scores, enhanced life skills, and positive relationships with peers and adults.

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