For Becky Rusch and lots of young performers dreaming of New York, Hollywood or another competitive creative career, her experience offers a less glamorous but perhaps more useful version of a success story: Talent matters, but so do patience, resilience and the willingness to keep auditioning when nobody can guarantee that the next audition will be the one that changes things. Phote created on 10/15 using AI.
Delaware-raised actor’s role in the well-reviewed Off-Broadway production “Burning Leaves” marks another step in a career built on auditions, small roles and a determination to keep pursuing her dream.
By George D. Rotsch, Delaware LIVE
NORTH STAR, Del. — For Becky Rusch, pursuing a career as an actor has looked less like an overnight success story and more like what most acting careers actually require: years of auditions, small parts, side jobs, cramped New York living and a willingness to keep showing up.
The North Star-area native is now seeing some of that persistence pay off…