2026 Youth Scholarship Winners Announced
Lillian Jamieson
Julia Bingle
Teagan Sutter
Kylie Bingle
We are thrilled to announce the selection of four students – Lillian Jamieson, Julia Bingle, Teagan Sutter, and Kylie Bingle – as the winners of the 2026 AVP Theatrical Arts Scholarship. Each student will receive financial awards to pursue arts education and related activities.
Part of the AVP’s mission is to expose young people to the performing arts and cultivate a wider appreciation for music, dance, and community involvement. To support and encourage our young performers, the AVP awards a scholarship each year to students aged 8-22, who have demonstrated a commitment to developing their artistic talent in acting, voice, dance or in theater production, and have participated in at least one AVP production in the previous three years.
The scholarship funds can be applied to any artistic development, such as classes or private instruction in theater arts, or tuition to a school or camp program offering such instruction.
The winners are:
Ages 13-22 category:
Middle schooler Lillian Jamieson made her AVP debut this year as the smart-alecky little brother, Pugsley Addams, in The Addams Family — a role she was already familiar with, having recently played Morticia Addams in Stage 284’s production of the show in Hamilton. Lillian has been drawn to musical theatre for as long as her family can remember and has continued pursuing her passion through productions at her elementary and middle schools, Gloucester Stage Company, Stage 284, and the North Shore Music Theatre.
A true theater kid, some of Lillian’s favorite past roles include Paulette Buonafonte in Gloucester Stage Company’s Legally Blonde, Jovie in Gloucester Stage Company’s Elf the Musical, SpongeBob in SpongeBob, The Musical, at Stage 284, Maleficent in her school’s Descendants, and Sharpay Evans in High School Musical. Lillian loves the excitement of performing, the creative process of bringing characters to life, and working with an ensemble to create something meaningful for an audience. Receiving the AVP scholarship is a meaningful recognition of a passion she has pursued for years, and she is excited to continue learning, performing, and growing as a young actor.
Lillian plans to pursue a degree in musical theater and build a career as a professional performer, with her ultimate goal of performing on Broadway and to share her love of theater with audiences.
Julia Bingle made her AVP debut two years ago in the children’s ensemble – also playing the Court Jester – in the 2024 production of Cinderella and then was part of the marching band in last year’s show, Hello Dolly!. This year she took on a more demanding role in The Addams Family ensemble, which anchored most of the scenes in the highly successful show. As a zombie, she played the nurse ancestor, Eleanor Brooks Addams. A passionate performer, Julia’s talents span singing, acting, modeling, cheerleading, and dancing ballet, jazz, and hip-hop. Her other stage credits include prominent roles in her school productions in Barcelona, Spain, that include The Lion King, Matilda, & Juliet, and Wicked.
Ages 8-12 years category:
Fourth grader Teagan Sutter made her AVP debut last summer in our production of The Addams Family, playing the 1900’s child, zombie ancestor Opal Addams. When she is not focused on her school work, you can find Teagan singing, dancing, and generally creating any art possible. She is a member of the chorus at Rockport Elementary School, takes ballet and also plays softball. This fall she is taking orchestral violin and dreams of one day becoming a singer. This season’s show was her first theatre production and she has shown great dedication and perseverance navigating her new world on stage.
After years of watching her older sister, Julia, take part in our shows, Kylie Bingle made her AVP debut this year in The Addams Family, playing the ancestor zombie role of ballerina Violet Addams. She spends the school year in Barcelona with her family where she loves dancing and has performed in several dance recitals.
We are very pleased to announce these four young and talented individuals as this year’s winners of our annual youth arts scholarship. They all light up the stage when they are here, and we’re thrilled to help them develop their energy and passion for the performing arts beyond Village Hall.
Congratulations!
The Addams Family is a wrap!
We’re still grieving the end of a really fun show. Thank you to all who came out to see us last August. We sold out every performance!
Thank you!
Stay tuned for updates and news about next season’s show and the Winter Cabaret. We received many suggestions from the cast and crew, which we’re in the process of vetting and deciding which one would be best for us and our band of AVP troupers.
It takes a community to stage a theatre!
