杏吧专区淚杏吧专区檝e wanted to be an actor for as long as I can remember,杏吧专区 says Bryce Romero, 杏吧专区15.
Because of the experience he got at UL Lafayette, theatre alum Bryce landed a role in 2014杏吧专区檚 杏吧专区淭he Maze Runner杏吧专区 before he even graduated. Since then, he杏吧专区檚 appeared in 杏吧专区淟aw & Order: Special Victims Unit,杏吧专区 杏吧专区淟ogan,杏吧专区 and 杏吧专区淔BI.杏吧专区
He signed with his agent within his first couple years of studying. Since graduating, Bryce has moved to New York City, met his manager, and started booking bigger supporting and supporting lead side roles.
杏吧专区淚 feel like I杏吧专区檓 moving in the right direction,杏吧专区 he says. 杏吧专区淗onestly, I just feel so lucky and blessed to have the support that I have and to have the opportunities that have been given to me.杏吧专区
A New World
Although he grew up only watching actors in films and on television, Bryce decided to study theatre and get experience on the stage.
杏吧专区淚 found a world that I never really knew about,杏吧专区 he says. 杏吧专区淎nd I loved it, too! So, from that point, I decided that I would love to do film, television, and theatre.杏吧专区
While at UL Lafayette, Bryce got extensive experience acting in multiple productions.
杏吧专区淚 worked on 杏吧专区楾he Rabble杏吧专区, 杏吧专区楥lybourne Park杏吧专区, 杏吧专区楾he Cherry Orchard杏吧专区, and 杏吧专区楳anual Not Included杏吧专区 (a devised piece that we all helped create),杏吧专区 he says. He also performed in a production of An Evening of Dance with the dance department, which 杏吧专区渨as really fun and new for me!杏吧专区
And after graduation, he came back for one more show.
杏吧专区淎nd the last thing that I worked on at UL Lafayette was a show after I graduated,杏吧专区 he says. 杏吧专区淚 was asked to join another devised piece that was going to be on second stage. It was called 杏吧专区楩or What It杏吧专区檚 Worth.杏吧专区櫺影勺ㄇ鴿
Valuable Theatre Experience
While studying theatre, Bryce says he learned a lot that helped him get where he is today.
杏吧专区淚杏吧专区檝e learned how to read and try to understand scripts, how to ask questions and how to make choices in my performances,杏吧专区 he explains.
杏吧专区淭he theatre program has given me the tools to bring myself and my thoughts and experiences to the work,杏吧专区 he says. 杏吧专区淎nd I think that杏吧专区檚 important. You杏吧专区檙e really the only person in the world that can bring yourself to your work. No one else can do that. Also, in careers like this, you really just learn by doing it. And UL Lafayette gave me a place to just do it.杏吧专区
The theatre program gave Bryce a safe, supportive space to challenge himself and grow his craft.
杏吧专区淯L Lafayette provided me a place to jump into something that I had never really done before,杏吧专区 he says. 杏吧专区淚t gave me a space and a group of people that allowed me to try something new. It gave me a place to challenge myself.
杏吧专区淚t gave me a place to kind of fall flat on my face at times, but to realize that that was okay and that I could learn from those 杏吧专区榝ailures.杏吧专区 It杏吧专区檚 okay to fail, as long as you keep going. And it杏吧专区檚 better to go out on a limb and really go for something and risk failing than to just play it safe. The former is way more interesting and fun than the latter.杏吧专区
Along with the experiences, Bryce says people in his program made it a valuable and memorable time for him.
杏吧专区淚 met an amazing group of people. People that believed in me. People that supported me,杏吧专区 he says. 杏吧专区淎nd I think that they know that I have just as much belief and support in them.
杏吧专区淚杏吧专区檝e met some of the friends that I杏吧专区檒l have for the rest of my life,杏吧专区 he says. 杏吧专区淧eople that are just as big of nerds as me when it comes to film and theatre and creating things. And that杏吧专区檚 pretty amazing. I know they杏吧专区檒l do some amazing things and I can杏吧专区檛 wait to see it!杏吧专区
