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Lights, Camera, Action! A Day in the Life of an Actor
When I was younger, like most kids, I dreamed of stardom. I’d watch Disney Channel and picture myself standing in tandem with all of the child actors I’d admired. Obviously, that didn’t happen, but I still find myself thinking about what it would’ve been like to be an actor — to stand in front of a film camera or take center stage in a play. How do they prepare for roles? How do they get over stage fright? To quell my curiosity, my photographer Avery Ballmann and I went over to the Brazos Theatre of Waco to spend a day in their shoes and see what it’s like to be an actor.