December 19, 2012
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The Omniscient
From small town to big city: Sophomore auditions in Los Angeles By T aylor Maloch S taff W riter
and [I met] 15 Disney executives, which was so intimidating, but they were all really nice,” Cila said. “My parents tell me all the time that In this new show there are two main charthere is a one in a million shot, and you acters; Cila auditioned for one of the main can be that one; somebody is going to get character’s best friend, so if she gets the part, it, and it can be you,” sophomore Gabby she will be on the show regularly. Cila said. “The show is about two fraternal twins Acting enthusiast Cila recently got named Cole and Claire. They’re kind of an opportunity to audition in California awkward, but over the summer they get refor an upcoming TV series on the Disney ally hot, so they decide to throw a party to Channel. This become popular past June, Cila and I am audigot an agent to tioning for the book auditions best friend of the for her, and her girl twin,” Cila agent found a role said. “She’s like a for a new series ditzy hipster.” called I Didn’t Cila doesn’t Do It coming out know if she has next year. gotten the part “I was requestyet, but if she ed to submit a tape does, her plans for this role,” Cila are to move to said. “I didn’t think California to film anything would the show startcome of it, but ing in January then I got an email and come back to about six days after North Carolina I submitted the to visit. If she tape saying that doesn’t get the they wanted me part, she says to go to L.A. two she will continue Photo courtesy of Gabby Cila acting. days later.” A week before SOPHOMORE GABBY CILA flew to Los An“I’m looking geles to audition for a new TV show coming to forward to whatThanksgiving break, Cila flew to Disney Channel next year. ever will happen, California to meet because I know if the casting director of the show and read a it’s not this role, it will be something else. scene for the pilot episode. I’ll definitely keep acting because I have “I met the casting director of Two and been doing it for a while, so I’m not stopa Half Men and the creator of Sonny with ping now,” Cila said. a Chance and That’s so Raven. It’s like the Cila started acting at 11 years old, at a little kid in me came out when I met them; summer camp called The Second City in
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Chicago. She now takes acting classes at Northwood, as well as lessons outside of school. Cila does improvisation, comedy and drama. “I think now I’m more versatile. I used to just do improv and comedy, but now I can do more drama and I love it,” Cila said. “I keep getting better from when I was 11; I think I feel more comfortable acting now, and it feels more natural.” When Cila’s agent told her about the audition, she says she never expected to get the opportunity to go to Los Angeles and audition. “When I found out about the actual audition, I was really excited, but I didn’t think anything would [happen]… but when they said we really would like you to come to L.A. that’s when I was like, ‘Ok, I’m done, I’m crying now,’” Cila said.
Sophomore Allie Harrington, who is a friend of Cila, says she was very proud of Cila when she told her about her new opportunity. “I was really proud of her, and honestly I wasn’t surprised,” Harrington said. “She is really talented [and] she is such a genuinely good person, I knew something like this would happen because she deserves it,” When Cila returned home from California, she had a welcome home gift at the airport from friends Harrington and junior Rachel Boyle. “We surprised her at the airport. We pretended we were paparazzi and made a sign that said: ‘Gabby, we’re your number one fan!’” Boyle said. “We had a camera and took pictures of her. She was so shocked.”
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