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I am an aspiring actress who left my boring life in Kentucky and moved to California to chase my dream of becoming a Hollywood star. While searching online for casting calls, I find an ad seeking a “new actress” to play Renee, a woman who rises to become a powerful businesswoman, and I immediately think the role sounds just like me. When I arrive for the audition, the building is old, dark, and almost abandoned, which makes me uneasy, but I push those fears aside and wait to be called while quietly repeating to myself, “I am a star.” When my name is finally called, I walk into a dim audition room.