It has been over a year since my last blog (and also my first blog), so I figured it is about time for me type up a new one. It has also almost been a year since I last saw any of the cast and crew from Around the Bay, but I still think about them often. When you spend all of your weekends with a group of people for one whole month, they tend to grow on you and make a place for themselves in your heart, even if they annoyed you.

I remember I was nervous right before I auditioned for Around the Bay. I hadn't been to very many auditions, and all of it was very new to me. From the looks of the script, it seemed as if they knew what they were doing. I had help from my sister who encouraged me to follow through with the audition. Right before I had to leave we read a few lines together, which helped calm my nerves.

Megan Maselli interviews Connor Maselli (Noah) one year after his involvement in Around the Bay came to an end.

Q: What are you up to these days?
A: I am playing. My brother is bothering me a lot.

When I first drove into the Pear Theater parking lot for Connor's audition, I was hesitant to say the least. I called my husband just before stepping in and said, "It looks kind of shady, if you don't hear from me in under an hour send in the troops."

It's been several months since we wrapped on Around the Bay and it remains an experience that enriched my life as well as challenged my abilities as an actress.

I've been acting in some way, shape or form since I was 2. I majored in Theatre Performance in school and learned the "tools" I needed to be able to challenge myself and take my performances to new levels. But it always amazes me how much more I can learn on every project I am a part of. Around The Bay challenged every facet of how I approach a character.