While the old illusion of acting as an easy and instantly glamorous profession is nearly gone, Megan Ketch will tell you that success on stage and film can be much harder than even the most pessimistic imagination will allow. A recent graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill and NYU’s Masters in Acting program, Megan has scored roles in big productions such as CBS’s crime drama Blue Bloods and more recently, the film The Big Wedding. It wasn’t always like that for her though, and this week we get to pick her brain about the challenges she’s faced and the lessons she’s learned about being an aspiring actress in the big city.