Congratulations to all those with offers! Lovely news.
Originally we weren’t going to audition due to costs involved, until we were advised about a possible bursary.
DD was super excited - and surprised - to be recalled for 2 shows. Sadly she has been offered the skills workshop, and costs are prohibitive for us with no bursary support available, so it’s the end of her brief NYMT journey and I will have to disappoint her later.
I know it’s an unequal world, and it’s a particularly unequal industry, where the ability to access music and drama classes and groups to even attain to the level where they can attempt an audition already rules out so many talented young people… still I’m sad for her.
There’s an opportunity here to build a fairer talent pipeline, since the current widening participation support only exists for children and young people who already match both the casting criteria and talent thresholds for the year. I guess arts funding is extremely limited so what little money there is, skips the developmental stage, and is targeted to support the shows for those performers who are already at that level, and to enable the widest possible casting choice.
She had an awesome, welcoming, fun and rewarding experience at both the audition workshop and casting workshop. So we are very thankful for that, despite being sadly on the outside of any further opportunities.