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Toledo Escorts: UT student gets role in HBO show
April 23, 2010 | | Leave a Comment
… It all happened so fast,” Allen said in the release. “I auditioned on Thursday [April 8], and they called me on Monday. That Thursday I was on set,” Tyria said. “When I got the phone call, it felt like I was nominated for an Oscar. This is the best moment of my life. It was very exciting.”
The release said that representatives of a Michigan casting company contacted Cornel Gabara, assistant professor of theater, about auditioning UT students for TV and film work that was being cast in the area.
Beginning its second season in June, Hung is the story of a well-endowed and down-on-his-luck high school teacher and coach Ray Drecker (Thomas Jane), who prostitutes himself to overcome his financial struggles. HBO is available on Buckeye Cablesystem channel 300.
See the full article from “Toledo Blade”