Adina’s Deck was my first film experience. Although I always wanted to be in front of the camera, I couldn’t find my way past the stage. I have been involved in musical theater since the age of six. The most difficult part about the transition from theater to film was that I tended to amplify my voice and exaggerate my movements so that the “back row” could both hear and see me perfectly. After many takes, I learned how to stop myself and I realized that the cameras and microphones can pick up the smallest movements and sounds. Filming also takes a very long time. I worked a lot of hours each day we filmed. However, I had fun EVERY moment of filming.

There were so many great people in both the cast and the crew. I became so close with the other three girls – Kelcie, Stephanie, and Ciera. It was as if we were best friends the very first day of rehearsal. Kelcie and I had a blast together. Once we stayed in the same hotel during filming and we spent the night looking at all the pictures we took on the set while watching Boy Meets World in the hotel room. Stephanie and I bonded by singing. On the last day of filming, we sang songs together from our favorite musical, Wicked. Once, our director Debbie sang with us! We all got along so well. Ciera always made us laugh. She was very entertaining! In between each take, we girls spent time talking and giggling about the silliest things! Sometimes Debbie, and the writer, Jason, would join in our laughter.

We even had fun with the crew members! We teased the prop master, Les, about how much he looked like Joey from *Nsync, and we joked around with ‘Todd the Sound Guy’. I never realized how many people it took to set up and then film a scene. There was so much to be done and so many people to make it happen! There was also a lot of food and drinks to keep everyone going. We lived on peanut butter sandwiches, bottled water, and energy drinks for two weekends! Some days we would get really lucky and yummy pasta or CPK (California Pizza Kitchen) was added to our diet. I am SO glad that I am a part of Adina’s Deck. We are sending a great message to all the viewers and we are having a good time while doing it!