Neil FREEMAN Memorial Scholarship

Award descriptionA $1,600 scholarship is offered annually by Julie Stockton in memory of her husband, Neil Freeman. Professor Emeritus Neil Freeman taught in the Department of Theatre and Film from 1991 to 2006. He was renowned for his unique approach to the unlocking of Shakespearean text for young actors. Students always left his classes with a new respect for Shakespeare and new insights in how to decipher the mysteries of the Bard. His research into the First Folio and his writing on the use of these texts for the actor changed the way Shakespeare is approached by thousands of actors around the world. The scholarship is given to an undergraduate or graduate student in theatre who shows exceptional aptitude for Shakespeare or advancement of Shakespearean research. The award is made on the recommendation of the Department of Theatre and Film and, in the case of a graduate student, in consultation with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.