NCT Scholarships
Needham Community Theatre awards scholarships to Needham High School seniors who have been involved in theater and the arts during their high school years. Congratulations to our recipients!
2024
Hazel Barzilay, Julia Goldman, Lucas Herrera, and Boyoung Paik
Hazel Barzilay
has been participating in theater since childhood, often along with her father and siblings! Hazel has been in multiple productions with Needham High School as well as community productions. Hazel most recently helped to produce the senior directed show The Lightning Thief. Congratulations Hazel!
Julia Goldman
has been in multiple NCT shows starting as The Little Dutch Girl in Miracle on 34th Street. She then went on to have roles in The Little Princess, The Little Mermaid, Mary Poppins and Shrek. She recently was the Assistant Stage Manager for The Crucible. Julia has also appeared in all of the shows during her time at Needham High School as well as multiple community productions. Julia will be studying psychology at American University in the fall. Congratulations, Julia!
Lucas Herrera
has been involved with theater since childhood, participating in several shows with the Fringe Theater. He has been in most Needham High School productions, most recently starring as Bobby Strong in Urinetown and Jean Valjean in Les Misérables. Lucas plans to study psychology at the University of Michigan in the fall. Congratulations Lucas!
Boyoung Paik
was in NCT’s Mary Poppins and has also been in multiple Needham High School shows. She played Morticia in The Addams Family and Penelope Pennywise in Urinetown. Boyoung will be studying psychology at Ithaca College in the fall. Congratulations Boyoung!
2023
Brian Curry and Juliana Swartz
Brian Curry
has been involved in every Needham High School musical in his four years. He also participated in several NCT shows including Shrek: The Musical and Mary Poppins. Brian went on to the University of Massachusetts - Amherst.
Juliana Swartz
has been involved in multiple productions at Needham High School. She also participated in several NCT productions, including Miracle on 34th Street, The Little Princess and The Little Mermaid. Julia went on to the University of Richmond.
2022
Frankie Mendes and Ellie Yonchak
2021
Lauren Biedron and Jonathan White