Get Vincent to the Globe

I have been selected to represent New Zealand, along with 23 other students, to be a part of the Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand Young Shakespeare Company 2017 (SGCNZ YSC 2017). This trip entails travelling to the Globe in London, England in July 2017 to work alongside 23 other students, to work with professional tutors and directors to perform a 50-minute excerpt of one Shakespeare’s plays on the Globe stage. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity, and one that I am very grateful to be offered.

I initially found out about this company when I performed at my Regional University of Otago Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival. Here I performed with my friend, a five-minute self-directed scene from Henry V. This was a thrilling experience, and for our scene to be selected for the National Festival was outstanding for both of us. After our performance at the National Festival, I was chosen to be one of 48 to attend the National Shakespeare Schools Production. This was a week long program where in my group of 14 others and I, we had to perform a 40-minute excerpt from Julius Caesar. I am now one of 24 out of roughly 5000 performers who have been selected to go to London. Never did I think I would ever make it this far, but I am thankful that I have, due to the stunning experiences that I have had, and I’m sure are still to come.

However, this experience comes at a costly price of $8500. This includes flights, accommodation, food and course fees, of which I’m trying to fundraise a majority of. Along with my Givealittle page, I am doing numerous fundraising activities and applying for several scholarships, and therefore this is just one area of my fundraising efforts.

From this program I will gain invaluable skills that I will be able to take with me into future years. A part from gaining obvious acting skills, it will heavily help me develop important life skills such as self-management, leadership, independence and the ability to communicate and work with other people. The repercussions and lessons learnt from this will continue with me well into the future, and from this I can help others around me, and the community I live in.

Therefore, any donation or help will be greatly appreciated. From where I live it is roughly 18,000km to London. Therefore, by donating even $1, it will get me 2km closer than I was before, so ever little bit helps.

I will be updating both this page and the Facebook page I’ve created if you want to follow and keep up with all my endeavours to raise this large sum of money. I will be doing numerous fundraising efforts over the following months and I will be posting any relevant information and the milestones I reach.

Thank you for reading this, and for your love and support.

Vincent