ASTRID got into Ellis' car and closed the door behind him. He'd just finished his afternoon class, and Ellis was picking him up because today was the script reading for [The Shadow Within]. Filming would start next week, so they needed to do the read-through while everyone was available. After days of coordinating, this was finally the day all the cast members' schedules lined up.
Since Director McCann didn't have his own office yet, Ellis suggested holding the script reading at Polaris instead. That's where they were headed now.
Astrid felt a quiet thrill as they drove to the script reading. He'd chosen this role carefully after reading the script for the first time. [The Shadow Within] was exactly the kind of story he loved, and now he couldn't wait to bring it to life. The excitement hummed under his skin, the good kind that reminded him why he loved acting.
