ey!  Welcome to my website!  This is a little bit about me and what I like to do.  Now I started out doing musical theater in a little local theater when I was about eight.  Aventually, I was accepted into the top group of the theater that tours around the local area and proforms free at nercing homes, the girls and boys club, ext.  I was having so much fun and I met so many friends, it was really great!  

ut then in the summer right before I was accepted into the theater group, my mom was on the internet and found this film workshop and signed me up for it.  I was not happy about that at all!  I didn't want to go, I just wanted to stay with my theater group and nothing else, period.  But my mom had signed me up, so I had to go.

ow it was just a one weekend this (four day workshop) and it was all about being creative, artistic and as our big project, we had to make a short film.  And at the time I was only 11, but 5'3''.  So i wanted and felt muture enough to be with the teens.  But of course that didn't happend, so I kinda (I hate to say this) ran the show.  It was all of our ideas, but I felt like the oldest and most resposible.  So I took it opon myself to be director.  I didn't think like that, but I felt like director of the film and that I needed to bring all the props, make up, ext. and of course I wanted it perfect.

t of course didn't end up perfect, but it was fine, I guess.  Ha!  "I guess"!  I still am a profectionest!  Anyway, I became very good friends with the workshop owner (if i may say)/casting direster.  And started haveing privates with her.  And then she gave me numbers of local agents to call and make appointments with.  Now these are her exact words, "If they don't call you back in 10 days, you call me and I will call them directly and set an appointment for you."  Wow!  We love her!  She was totally taking me under her wing...just like that! 

fter auditioning for one agent the second one higherd me.  Quite a few months of privates, learning how to do cold scrips, minor ajustment, kind of things, there was a workshop with a big LA casting director.  And she really liked me, so then she started privates with me.  And today is my manager.  That quick!

hen she told me about this other acting coach, who is a very good coach and has many conections, from Texas to Las Angeles.  And of couse he taught me tons and then, when the time of year came around, she hads a workshop with an LA agent and basicly show her kids off (I was now one of her talent (may I say).  So I started my scene (I read across from my coach behind the dest next to the LA agent.  And now, may I add, there are about 30 other boys and girls my age in the "audience".)  and before I could get five lines out...he stop me.  And I thought of boy, I must be the worst thing had seen all day!  So he said, "Stop for a minute.  That is it!  Keep that!  That is exacly what I was talking about!"  (at the begining of the workshop he made a big lecture about real and reacting and rehearcel, etc. and what "rehear"sel ment.  (that was a clue!)) 

e went on, "Keep that!  Exacly what you are doing.  Don't change a thing!"  So I was of course shocked, but then of course got back in my bissness mode and said, "YES SIR!" (Ha!) 

o when I was done with the scene he said, "That was great.  You have a God given gift.  Great!"  I started for my seat.  "How old are you?"  "12."  "Thank you."  I think he was shocked at how old I was, since I was 5'4'' and not even close to being 13, ha!  And of course I carry myself like I am older. 

ell, I walk out of the audition room right away.  I just couldn't hold it in!  (and of course you are aloud to go in and out as you please, I woun't of if that wasn't aloud.)  And I had this HUGE smile on my face!  I started to tell my mom and another lady there and then we went around the corner since there was another audition staring.  I was so pumped!  I just felt like I nailed it!  You know what, now that I get in that feeling, I was more than pumped!  I was out of my skin! 

nyway, I am now in LA, with him as my agent, and in fact I just got an audition from him just the other day!  Ha!  He is really great. 

o as you know I am in California at my grandma and grandpa's house and then when we need to go Las Ageles, it is just a little drive.

 just want to thank God right now, for all that he has blessed me with and guided me through hard times and led me to where I need to be.  Thank you Lord for all the people you have introduced me, too.  I have more family now!  I love you Lord and just thank you once again for my mother, father and brother.  They are the people I live with and trust in the most (as well as you).  And I also want to thank you for Mr. Richard and Mrs. Paula for bringing me closer to you.  And I pray that their church is well even when I am not there every Sunday.  Thank you Jesus, amen.

 little advice.  If you want to be a star, you will never make it.  If you want to follow your heart, whatever you do, you will make it.  Just trust in the Lord and keep praying and he will guide you through his plan. 

Rachel-Renee