Today, I was fortunate enough to participate in the readings of two screenplays as part of the Northwest Ohio Independent Film Festival. One of the screenplays chosen was written by an ONU senior, Patrick Fisher, and alumni, Chris Matejka entitled "Needle of the Eye." Myself and four other actors, alongside professor of theatre at Ohio Northern John Armstrong, went to the Lima Civic Center to add a voice to the screenplays. Both scripts were great, but I really felt so proud of Patrick at Chris winning second place and only being a junior and senior at the time, respectively.
It was such a great chance to be able to bring the script to life. Although this might be a bias opinion with my dating Patrick, I even thought their script was better than the one that won first place. Regardless, the opportunity to participate in such a competition is incredible. Every actor or screenwriter needs to start somewhere. The chance to have that start while still in college as a part to learn skills while refining them.
I am still in awe at how enjoyable this table reading was and how fun it was to discuss the script with a group of people. Opportunities like this make me so glad I attend Ohio Northern. Professors tend to go out of their way to find extraordinary chances for their students. Being in the little village of Ada isn't so bad when you have amazing teachers to guide you along the way.
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