Amy Morgan

Friends Connect Friends was founded by Anna Harper as 'a group for people with disabilities to meet, get together and have a good time.' Responsible for social media marketing of the events.

Great Ormond Street Hospital’s ‘Theatres for Theatres” appeal asked people to put on shows and donate the profits to the charity. I was moved by the charity’s initiative and so staged a production of Disney’s High School Musical in February 2011 raising £3,550. The process of putting on this production gave me a taste of what it would be like to lead a theatre company as I directed and produced the piece. Though I was faced with a lot of obstacles, the experience helped me to become more determined. Over the course of the five months I secured a contract with the theatre, dealt with production rights, managed the finances and budgeting, organised the advertising campaign and marketed the show to my school as well as the wider potential audience from the area, as well as directing the show and dealing with set, costumes and props. I learnt to delegate tasks by asking others for support and found skills which aided my management of the cast of 25 boys and girls age 12-16 who made up our theatre company ‘BEAT’. I also learnt about advertising, for example I was interviewed by my school magazine, local newspapers and BBC WM about my production of High School Musical, which successfully resulted in me being offered help with fundraising. Putting on this production gave me a huge sense of personal pride and enjoyment but, other than helping the charity, I was humbled by the thanks of parents of the cast for giving their child a chance and the confidence to perform.

Responsible for teaching dance to a local youth group; leading warm ups, teaching choreography and organising performances for family and friends at the end of the term.