Current Volunteers' Biogs
Tom Bates (18) finished his A-Levels earlier this year at St Peter’s School, Guildford with passes in Drama and Media Studies, along with his AS passes in Sociology and English Language. Tom has come to Peer Productions so he can gain more skills and knowledge about the craft and field he is so passionate about. Tom’s hobbies include drumming and playing football.
Kirsty Blewett (22) has recently finished a foundation course at Birmingham School of Acting, and strives to develop and enhance her skills at Peer Productions as an all-round performer. Full of passion and determination, Kirsty wishes to become a professional actor and later hopes to create her own theatre company.
Freya Cannon (19) auditioned for Peer
Productions after being a member of the youth theatre for a number of years. She has recently finished studying Performing Arts at Brooklands College. She is interested in a number of different aspects in the arts and is hoping that throughout the year she will develop her drama skills further, gain experience and focus on a particular career
Julia Chapman (22) graduated from university in 2010 and worked as a marketing assistant before joining Peer Productions. Julia is passionate about the arts and is particularly interested in applied theatre and dramatherapy. She hopes that her time with Peer Productions will provide greater insight in to a range of arts practices. She is looking forward to the challenges of touring and being put out of her comfort zone.
Kate Helmy (18) has been a part of Peer Productions Youth Theatre for several years. She auditioned for the course to decide what career path she wants to follow. On completing the course, Kate hopes to either attend drama school or go to university to study film.
After applying to Drama School for two years running and being told she needs more life experience, Chelsey travelled to India to carry out voluntary work and on her return moved to Guildford to join Peer Productions. Chelsey discovered Peer Productions as a gateway to gaining more of an insight into some of the issues that face society these days. Being part of Peer Productions has opened Chelsey’s eyes to the power of performance. After drama school, Chelsey hopes to join an agency and start auditioning for roles in Contemporary Theatre and perform at The National Theatre.
Elizabeth Mckenzie (19) is an aspiring actress from Surrey. After studying for her A Levels at Farnham College, she auditioned for Peer Productions so that she could gain more experience and skills within the industry, to prepare her to audition for drama school in 2012.
Alex Paterson (18) joined Peer Productions after achieving A-levels in Drama and The
atre Studies, Philosophy, Maths and Psychology and hopes to widen his skill base. Originally from a background in technical theatre, Alex has also been performing from a young age. Next year, Alex hopes to continue his training at drama school.
Pippa Waite (18) moved down from Nottingham to join Peer Production's full time course. Having gained A-levels in Drama and Theatre Studies, English Lit and Psychology Pippa wished to pursue training in the arts. Musical theatre being her original interest, she is keen to build a wider skill base to enable her to make the correct career choice for next year.
Michael Warner (19) has been a member of the Peer Productions Youth Theatre for just over four years. Having left college in his second year, Michael has been looking to get back in to full time education and decided that the full time course would enable him to gain the skills and confidence he needs. After he graduates Michael hopes to get into drama school.
Graham Wood (20) has always had a desire and
aptitude for acting. He joined Peer Productions Youth Theatre after gaining a BTEC National Diploma in Acting at Guildford College. Inspired, he joined the full time course in order to gain the necessary skills and experience to further his acting career and also for growth as both a young man and a performer. Graham plans to take what he learns at Peer Productions and use it to go on to drama school.
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