When young thespians are first bitten by the acting bug it’s usually because it provides them with an opportunity to show-off.
That was the case for Roberta Colindrez when she entered her first theater at the age of 12 in Austin. Soon, she discovered that there was another element to performing that fascinated her: that of problem-solving.
“I was really into math growing up. The thing I loved about math was solving a problem,” Colindrez said. After stepping offstage for the first time, Colindrez not only had a rush from her performance, but she knew that she could do better and had to figure out how.
