News has reached the OPs that Alex Mushore has been accepted to Bristol Old Vic Theatre School to train in professional acting. Only 14 students are taken a year out of thousands of applicants, and the School boasts famous alumni such as Sir Patrick Stewart, Jeremy Irons and Daniel Day Lewis.
Alex is now looking for sponsorship and help fundraising for his second year of training, as he is ineligible for a student loan from the government as he has already had one for a previous degree.
To that end he has set up a gofundme page:
https://www.gofundme.com/alexander-bristol
Alex takes up the story....
When I first came to Princethorpe in 2002 and boarded in Year 8, I was involved in a number of drama productions. When I came back to Princethorpe for Sixth Form in 2006, I had scoliosis surgery and lost a little bit of that confidence I had before to perform.
I then made sure I worked very hard and was advised when I decided on a Drama degree by my parents to study something else I was passionate about, with the promise that I could always pursue Drama once I had done so. I chose Psychology, and got a first class honours degree from my BSc in Marketing and Psychology and a Distinction in my MSc in Organisational Psychology. In the middle of my MSc, it was discovered that I have dyslexia and mild dyspraxia but I have never let that hold me back in any way during my studies.
At university I had been performing in a number of shows and training part time at Identity Drama School in London. Following graduation, I worked at Warwick Business School as a Behavioural Science Lab Manager whilst performing in amateur theatre and doing evening courses at Birmingham School of Acting.
During my time working, I have been saving and auditioning for Drama Schools. I was unsuccessful last year although I got to the last stage of Oxford School of Drama. This year, I got to the last stages of all the schools appied to: LAMDA, National Theatre School of Canada, Oxford School of Drama and Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Out of those four, I was offered places at Oxford and Bristol.
I am now over the moon to be through but need some help so if anyone could offer any advice on funding or scholarships I could look into or if anyone can help me with fundraising or sponsorship I'd be really grateful.
I would really appreciate any support anyone is able to give me as I undertake this new journey.