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Rowan Winter's Postgrad Fundraising Page
Fundraising for ALRA - The Academy of Live and Recorded Arts
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Hello, and thank you for taking the time to visit my postgrad fundraising page here on Justgiving.
Check out www.rowanwinter.co.uk for Fundraising information and CV
***UPDATE***
THE BEAR WENT OVER THE MOUNTAIN
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Many of you have seen me in various plays and short films over the years, and I have received phenomenal support from all quarters throughout this time. The aim of this page, however, is to enable me to take the next step forward in my career through some much needed financial support.
Over the past few months I have been traveling up and down to London attending numerous auditions for a place on a postgraduate study program, and I have (finally) decided to accept a place to study on the 1-year Masters in Professional Acting course at ALRA (See left for further information).
Since the age of five I have held a strong passion for the arts, starting with coercing my playground buddies into putting on short plays that I had written, to joining the local youth theatres and amateur dramatics, to attaining my degree in Drama and Theatre Arts at Queen Margaret University, to finally receiving professional work within the dramatic community.
This journey sadly has not been an easy one, as I have battled for many years with prolonged periods of depression. As I’m sure many of you have had experience with - either first or second hand - this illness has enormously debilitating effects on a person’s self-esteem and energy levels, and it is this factor that prevented me from doing my Ba in performance when I left high school.
Coping with this illness on a daily basis has been an exhausting struggle, but over the last couple of years things have really started to come together for me, and now I want to pursue that dream I held as a small child and give the tempestuous world of acting my best shot.
Attending the auditions and selecting a course was only the first step, however, and now I need your help in order to make this dream come true.
The money raised on this page will go towards paying for my not insubstantial tuition fees. Unfortunately due to the intensity of the training, it will be difficult to have a job for the duration of the course, a fact that will have a considerable impact on my financial position, and so I am also seeking to raise funds to help support myself for this period.
All of the money raised here will save me from years of debt trying to pay back the loans that I will otherwise have to take out to finance this venture (debt that will be incredibly difficult to repay due to the fact that the average annual earnings of the British actor are around £9,000!)
I know this is not your regular charity, and I know it was my choice to put myself through this, but drama is something I am passionate about, not just for the enjoyment I get out of it, but for what it brings to others as well, so please any amount you can spare, no matter how big or small, will help me find a way to finally attain my dream.
Thank you
Rowan
How your money will actively help me:
£5 - will buy a play-script
£10 – will buy me a course book
£20 – will buy me equipment and clothing suitable for my training
£25 – will pay for my oyster card for a week (that’s my travel to and from school)
£30 - will pay a gas bill, an electricity bill, or even an educational trip to the theatre
£50 - will feed me for a week
£100 - will pay for my accommodation for a week
And hey, if you’re feeling really generous, £12,000 should about cover my tuition fees for the whole year!
Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Alra gets your money faster and saves you the hastle of chasing me round Britain!
So please sponsor me and when I get that first Oscar I'll thank you all publicly!
Check out www.rowanwinter.co.uk for Fundraising information and CV
***UPDATE***
THE BEAR WENT OVER THE MOUNTAIN
1 Play - 5 Actors - 12 Characters - 1 Mountain - 3,196 Feet High
Our Mission: To climb Ben Lomond on Saturday 6th September in costume, over a period of approximately four hours and perform a piece of new Scottish theatre at the summit.
If you are interested in supporting this project in order to help me raise funds for my postgrad, then please visit www.rowanwinter.co.uk to donate. Better yet, if you feel like a day out with beautiful views of Scotland and the opportunity to see a piece of contemporary Scottish theatre included, then meet us at the foot of Ben Lomond at 10am on Saturday 6th September for what promises to be a fantastic day out.________________________________________________________________
Many of you have seen me in various plays and short films over the years, and I have received phenomenal support from all quarters throughout this time. The aim of this page, however, is to enable me to take the next step forward in my career through some much needed financial support.
Over the past few months I have been traveling up and down to London attending numerous auditions for a place on a postgraduate study program, and I have (finally) decided to accept a place to study on the 1-year Masters in Professional Acting course at ALRA (See left for further information).
Since the age of five I have held a strong passion for the arts, starting with coercing my playground buddies into putting on short plays that I had written, to joining the local youth theatres and amateur dramatics, to attaining my degree in Drama and Theatre Arts at Queen Margaret University, to finally receiving professional work within the dramatic community.
This journey sadly has not been an easy one, as I have battled for many years with prolonged periods of depression. As I’m sure many of you have had experience with - either first or second hand - this illness has enormously debilitating effects on a person’s self-esteem and energy levels, and it is this factor that prevented me from doing my Ba in performance when I left high school.
Coping with this illness on a daily basis has been an exhausting struggle, but over the last couple of years things have really started to come together for me, and now I want to pursue that dream I held as a small child and give the tempestuous world of acting my best shot.
Attending the auditions and selecting a course was only the first step, however, and now I need your help in order to make this dream come true.
The money raised on this page will go towards paying for my not insubstantial tuition fees. Unfortunately due to the intensity of the training, it will be difficult to have a job for the duration of the course, a fact that will have a considerable impact on my financial position, and so I am also seeking to raise funds to help support myself for this period.
All of the money raised here will save me from years of debt trying to pay back the loans that I will otherwise have to take out to finance this venture (debt that will be incredibly difficult to repay due to the fact that the average annual earnings of the British actor are around £9,000!)
I know this is not your regular charity, and I know it was my choice to put myself through this, but drama is something I am passionate about, not just for the enjoyment I get out of it, but for what it brings to others as well, so please any amount you can spare, no matter how big or small, will help me find a way to finally attain my dream.
Thank you
Rowan
How your money will actively help me:
£5 - will buy a play-script
£10 – will buy me a course book
£20 – will buy me equipment and clothing suitable for my training
£25 – will pay for my oyster card for a week (that’s my travel to and from school)
£30 - will pay a gas bill, an electricity bill, or even an educational trip to the theatre
£50 - will feed me for a week
£100 - will pay for my accommodation for a week
And hey, if you’re feeling really generous, £12,000 should about cover my tuition fees for the whole year!
Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Alra gets your money faster and saves you the hastle of chasing me round Britain!
So please sponsor me and when I get that first Oscar I'll thank you all publicly!