New Year's Resolutions are a silly thing to purpose at the start of every year. The goal setting can seem unrealistic and just a spur of the moment idea, but when you manage to stay true to a resolution, then you realize how important it can be or what it can bring you.

This go around my New Year's Resolution is to get back into stage performance and acting. In high school I explored my interests and auditioned for a production of "Haunting of Hill House," in which I got to play the character Luke. I quickly developed a passion for it with how much fun I had during the production and the amazing people who were involved in theatre that I found myself surrounded by.

When I started attending ASU I was having trouble finding another stage opportunity while juggling classwork and a part time job. It wasn't long before I heard Binary Theatre was holding auditions for a one act that I was involved in another play. The production ran during my first semester at ASU in the fall of 2016. It was exciting and just what I felt I needed to get the ball rolling on my future acting endeavors. Unfortunately it was also the last production I was a part of.

My efforts now, aside from graduating on time and locking down a job after college, are to dedicate time to refresh my onstage performance by joining improv classes and getting new headshots to take with me to auditions. While I am also a film student I am pushing myself to join at least two student films for acting credit before the semesters up!

Any role I land or opportunity I get I'll be sure to share on social media. You can keep up on Instagram @guapoguzman or Twitter @JSYKnowa .