SIC’s Career Spotlights: Bryony Moss
This post was originally shared on our sister site, The SIC Learning Hub.
Bryony Moss is a British actress who works closely with the Theatre Shed in London. She is also a blogger and advocate for disability and mental health.
A photo of Bryony Moss. She’s an Indian woman with long, curly, black hair which is down, and dark eyebrows. She is wearing shimmery pink eye makeup, and is looking into the camera whilst smiling slightly. She has dark brown eyes and is wearing black.
What motivated you to enter your field of work?
Growing up I didn’t see people like me represented on TV. This made me feel isolated so I decided to join the performing arts industry to help other disabled children and young people feel represented and not alone.
How do you think being disabled has changed your approach to how you do your job?
I would say I try to use my experiences with living with my disability and other conditions within my work and to create and be able to raise awareness of these conditions.
What is your career advice for those who aspire to do a similar role?
Join your local drama club or take weekend classes in musical theatre. There are many schools across the country. I started at my local Stagecoach Performing Arts School.
Did you experience any set-backs when you started working, due to your disability? How did you overcome them?
I found it hard to find training I could do at college due to my disability. I wasn't let on the course at my local college and other colleges. But I kept doing everything I could performing arts related and kept doing auditions for courses until I got that yes.
What practices do you have that you would like to be mirrored in other workplaces?
The performing arts have many different types of people come together and feel not judged. I feel like inclusion needs to be mirrored in to other workplaces
How would you improve the current state of your industry?
The arts have changed since COVID, however I feel the experiences we face during this time will really be made into different types of art types so we can express our experiences creatively.
