Devin Gregory YSC 2017

I have recently been selected for the Shakespeare Globe Center New Zealand Young Shakespeare Company (SGCNZ YSC). This is a group of 24 of New Zealands most talented young actors that have been selected first from the Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Competition to travel to Otago and participate with a select 48 student actors from around the country in the Shakespeare Globe Center New Zealand National Shakespeare Schools Production (SGCNZ NSSP) who will travel to London for 2 and a half weeks between the 7th and 26th of July 2017, perform on Shakespeare's Globe and participate in a number of tours and events around London.

It is a huge honour to be selected as only 24 students from all around New Zealand are chosen to travel over and experience this every year and I am especially honored to make it in as a year 11 student. Due to this being such a big opportunity there is no way I can refuse, which means funding for the trip will be necessary. The trip itself will cost $8,500 split over a number of payments each due on different dates for different purposes. This is a fairly large cost and because of this I have already begun searching for employment and doing research into businesses and organisations that would be willing to fund absolutely any part of the trip.