Name: Chelsea Anne Quarfot
Hometown: Raleigh, NC
Birthday: March 16th, 1986
Age: 18
Principal major at Gardner-Webb University: Theatre
Height: 5’4
Eye color: Blue
Hair color: Blonde
Favorite food: Homemade cinnamon buns
Favorite movies: Dirty Dancing, The Sweetest Thing
Interests: Going to the mall and the movies, being with friends, seeing plays

Q: Tell me a little bit about how you got into acting.
A: I decided that I wanted to be an actress when I was five years old, but I was actually in elementary school when I first started getting into acting. I began getting really involved in theatre my freshman year of high school, but because of sports conflicts, I couldn't actively participate on stage in productions until my senior year. But, I did take acting classes through my high school (Raleigh Charter) from my sophomore year until my senior year. I really only did one play in high school and took a few acting classes before being involved with “The Legacy”.

Q: Now, how did you end up hearing about the film and getting involved in it?
A: My roommate here at college is a theatre major as well, and she was actually the one who first heard about the movie. She told me that she was going to audition for it, and that I should go, too. I wasn't so sure about the whole thing; I figured that there would probably be a lot of people trying out and I wouldn't end up getting a part. However, I went anyway, read the script and loved it. I did decide to audition for it after all, and I actually ended up reading for all three of the main female characters. At the end of the audition process, I was cast as Ivy, who was my first choice for casting.

Q: What made Ivy your first choice character?
A: I just liked the way that she reacted to certain things and was able to make even the most serious of situations really light and funny. Her character in itself is almost meant to be the comic sidekick of Rebecca, the lead role… Ivy can walk into a room and start making jokes with the air.

Q: Are you anything like your character in real life?
A: Actually, I found out that apparently I am! It was really funny, Dr. Lawrence started to notice that I was exactly like the Ivy he wanted even before I had started acting, just from seeing me around other people at the audition. I think he liked that I could play that role without really having to make any major changes to my own personality.

Q: Was there anything particularly surprising or hard that you found in making this film?
A: Well, the time commitment was pretty huge, but I could deal with it. I made this movie my top priority. Also, under the difficult category, there’s a scene that I have to do wearing just a football jersey, and I guess I didn’t realize how transparent it was. I was a little nervous and I didn’t really want to get out in front of everyone wearing something see-through when the only thing I could have under it was a bra and my underwear. It ended up being okay, though, because apparently it isn’t really that transparent on camera.

Q: How was working with your other castmates?
A: I ended up being friends with everyone involved with the movie, which was great. I became very good friends with Katie partially, I think, due to the fact that we spent so much time filming together. She’s such a fun person. Sadly enough, I didn’t get to spend that much time working with Mark, but I saw him filming and he seems to have a really good sense of humor and overall appears to be a really nice guy.

Q: Lastly, what was it like working with Dr. Lawrence?
A: He’s a really intense man with a lot of drive behind his work. Working with him was interesting. We had some differing ideas on some aspects of my character, but everything worked out fine in the end. There were also a couple of times where he changed some of the scenes on us, which got a little bit tedious, but overall, he was a joy to work with and I’m really happy with the way the film turned out.

Q: Is there anything you’d say to people watching this film?
A: It’s a really great film, especially for one being shot with such a limited budget and space constraint (the whole thing was made on the Gardner-Webb campus for the most part). I hope everyone enjoys it.