Barbara, your dream, for as long as you have remembered, has been to make it to Broadway to be famous. Ever since you were a girl, you had known you were destined for something big, and your passion for acting, music, and dancing are only complimented by your looks. Most people compare you to actresses of old, like Mildred Harris, Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, and Judy Garland. But, to your consternation, this seems to be the problem. Neither Hollywood or Broadway seem to have much use for an actress like you. You lived in New York for four years - from the age of 20 to 24 - trying to swing it on Broadway, but all you did was wait tables and appear in small community theaters. You had some successes there, but none of these small timers did any plays or musicals you thought made you shine. By your 24th birthday, the money you saved was getting tight, and you weren't making any extra cash on top of waitressing, and you had to make the hard decision to return home to Salem, to start your career over.
When you returned home, some of the old families mocked you for chasing your dreams. It broke your heart. (They also made fun of you for your insistence that you you have had multiple run-ins with an Abner girl over the course of your life, though very few believe you. You've never caught her name, or ever really talked to her, but you're certain you've made eye contact with one.) You had to return to waitressing, working at two different restaurants in town. But you haven't given up hope. You have returned to performing in the local community theaters in Salem, netting several roles, though none are starring. You hate doing such schlocky, low-brow plays, but it's exposure and practice, and these are two things you desperately need.
And your life is about to change. You are about to get more attention than you could dream of, even as Broadway's most famous actor.
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