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2 Year Plan | From Graduating to Beyond

June 2024-August 2024

Go back to america for a month to see my family and road trip around Yellowstone and Yosemite.

October 2024-May 2025

Apply for an Artists in Residence opportunity at one of the national parks in the States. 

Their website states that the National Parks Art Foundation is "a Non-Profit Foundation offering Artist in Residence Programs, Museum In-Loan Programs, and Workshops inspired by our National Parks, National Monuments, World Heritage Sites, and other parks." (NPAF, 2024)

Yosemite National Park also offers hospitality work opportunities every summer. Their applications are open year-round and offer lodging. 

(Aramark Destinations Careers, n.d.)

September 2025 - December 2025

Apply to get my MFA at the following Universities:

 

LAMDA | Application requirements :

"You’ll be asked about your education and relevant acting experience."

"UK & International (excluding US-based) applicants who are applying to undergraduate & postgraduate courses apply via UCAS."(LAMDA, 2024)

Guildford School of Acting | Application requirements:

The schools audition requirements can be found on their website where they state that for the MA in Acting you are "invited to a Single-day Audition Workshop" where I should have prepared a contemporary and classical monologue, "preferably Shakespeare."(GSA, 2024)

Yale | Application Requirements :

The Yale website states the requirements for an application submission:

 

"An applicant to the Acting program submits an online application that includes a resumé, statement of purpose (Limit: 3 pages or 1,000 words), three professional letters of recommendation, an academic transcript, and a current photograph."(Yale, 2024)

April 2026 - May 2026

Finish my first folk/bluegrass album and send in an application to perform at the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival in the summer of 2026.

The festival states that "Each year, we’re excited to introduce our fans to some of the finest emerging artists on the scene today."(Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival -, 2022)

The application to be featured on the Creekside stage at the festival can be found on their website here:

https://greyfoxbluegrass.com/programs-activities/bluegrass-new-artists/

September 2026 - May 2027

Graduate Uni! Get a part-time job before moving to south London.

 

While I work and save money over the summer, I will prepare for my move by (1) emailing agents, (2) sending my CV to "Sketchy Theatre", and (3) applying for a teaching job at "Perform".

(1) Contact Sketchy Theatre through their Instagram: @sketchytheatre

(2) Join The Actors Guild (TAG) where they offer "on-going professional development for actors in the UK" (www.actorsguild.co.uk, n.d.)

(3) Send CV and other info to Perform through their website:

 https://www.perform.org.uk/want-to-teach

September 2024

Work part-time for Perform as a teacher and get representation from an agency.

June 2025-August 2025

Produce my finished works from my time at the Artists in Residence program with Sketchy theatre.

January 2026 - February 2026

Move the production of my first stage play down to Cornwall for a few shows and work with previous lecturers and contacts I have there. 

Get in touch with The Poly by email (info@thepoly.org) or by my contacts from Impossible Producing (Charlie and Gabby) through their emails (charlie@impossibleproducing.com gabby@impossibleproducing.com)

June 2026 - August 2026

Get my masters in Acting!

© 2026 by Jessie Hittle

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