Spalding Gray Awards

There are two different Awards given out annually: (the Scholarship Fund is no longer supported by the Estate
because Forrest no longer attends the school. However, continue to download Bob Egan's song as it is wonderful. )
This site now supports PS 122 for the Spalding Gray (Commission) Award - see below at 2.

  1. The Spalding Gray Memorial Scholarship Fund awarded to Students of the Arts who are in financial need. Established at the NYC Memorial Service 2004 in NYC.
    Following song download ($1) goes 100% to the Scholarship Fund

    Musical artist Bob Egan presents
    Spalding's Lament
    on his new solo album The Glorious Decline

    Bob Egan Biography

    The 1st year Winners of the Spalding Gray Scholarship:

    High School:

    1st Place:   Christopher Impiglia - Every drop is a memory   12th Grade

    2nd Place:   Noah Salaway  -  I Went to See My Doctor  12th Grade

    3rd Place:  Johannes Golden -   Once More Down Main Street  12th Grade

    Middle School:

    1st  Place:   Tessa VonWalderdorff  -  A Treasure   7th Grade

    2nd Place:  Brandon Pettaway -   Staff Sergeant James L. Pettaway   8th Grade

    3rd Place:   Madeline Kiss   6th Grade

    The 2nd year Winners of the Spalding Gray Scholarship:

    High School:

    1st Place:   Adrian Trunzo

    2nd Place:   Raphael Odell Shapiro

    3rd Place:    Joseph Saunders

    Middle School:

    1st Place:    Hayden Aldredge

    2nd Place:   Kate Fitzsimons

    3rd Place:   Ben Okin

  2. The Spalding Gray Award provided to theatre artists to fund new works - presented in association with PS122 and UCLA

    a) First Year: Heather Woodbury - a strong supporter of this site. Heather is great!!!

    b) Second Year: The National Theater of the United States of America

    c) Third Year: Radiohole, a Brooklyn Experimental Theatre Group (their website is a Must...)

    d) Fouth Year: Rabih Mroué: See his Acceptance Speech and google him for more results.