A free program (help) Milwaukee Public High School students realize their theater dreams at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts.
"My mom put me in acting classes I was seven because I was (extreme) shy," says 17-year-old Beatrice Low.
"And I just (take) to it like a duck to water, I guess."
Today, she's having the chance (work) one-on-one with a professional, touring actress through program at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts.
"I can't describe it, it's amazing, I love it," Low says.
It (call) "Arts Connect" and pairs a class of young actors with theater professionals for a weeklong workshop.
During one session, Beatrice works with actress Teri Hansen. She was in Milwaukee for the Marcus Center's recent touring (produce) of "An American in Paris."
"It's the favorite thing that I do, (work) with aspiring artists," Hansen says.
Together they work a song from the Andrew Loyd Weber musical "Tell Me on a Sunday," with an audience of Beatrice's young peers. No pressure.
The Marcus Center makes the Arts Connect program free for students from three Milwaukee public high schools. It's has been invaluable—even life-changing—experience, Beatrice says.
