There are stories of Matt Fried showing up here for a good run of auditions. He got his Equity card six months out of college. “Walking into the Equity building was like walking into a clubhouse. I got seen for a lot of shows, but never booked anything, or got a callback. It didn’t bother me; improv was becoming my new priority. At one point, I said to myself ‘What is really making it worth it to keep auditioning?’ The only answer I could come up with was ‘The dance calls.’ That would be when some big Broadway show was looking for chorus members, and all of these beautiful dancers – with lawyer fiances – would show up in leotards. It was hot, but eye candy is never a good reason to commit your life to anything.”