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No Ordinary Day » Professional actor Lucas Terrell Penick of Cary prepares himself seconds before his name is called to audition for a part in the N.C. Theatre production of ‘The King and I’ starring Lou Diamond Phillips. ‘I was going through in my head exactly what I was going to do, while concentrating on getting my heart rate down. It’s like interviewing for a job,’ Penick said. ‘Acting is all about focus and being in the moment. Everything you have to offer inside you comes out, and then they still might reject you. You have to have a thick skin.’

Professional actor Lucas Terrell Penick of Cary prepares himself seconds before his name is called to audition for a part in the N.C. Theatre production of 'The King and I' starring Lou Diamond Phillips. 'I was going through in my head exactly what I was going to do, while concentrating on getting my heart rate down. It's like interviewing for a job,' Penick said. 'Acting is all about focus and being in the moment. Everything you have to offer inside you comes out, and then they still might reject you. You have to have a thick skin.'

Professional actor Lucas Terrell Penick of Cary prepares himself seconds before his name is called to audition for a part in the N.C. Theatre production of ‘The King and I’ starring Lou Diamond Phillips. ‘I was going through in my head exactly what I was going to do, while concentrating on getting my heart rate down. It’s like interviewing for a job,’ Penick said. ‘Acting is all about focus and being in the moment. Everything you have to offer inside you comes out, and then they still might reject you. You have to have a thick skin.’

Frank Rawls, 56, of Raleigh, who has Type 2 diabetes, participates in his first water fitness class at the YMCA on Hillsborough Street in Raleigh. Rawls, who retired Jan. 1 after more than 35 years working for the National Center for Health Statistics of the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Research Triangle Park, decided to spend some of his newfound free time getting in shape. 'This is part of my New Year's resolution weight loss program.' Rawls said. 'I have a magic number I want to reach by next Jan. 1. I decided I'm not going to try one of those fad diets this time.'
Jose Rios, 25, right, does push-ups to prime his muscles while he and fellow aspiring model Mike Simmons, 24, wait for a light rain to subside before finishing a fashion shoot to establish a portfolio. The two were at work Saturday on Person Street in Raleigh. 'A lot of people tell me I look good in pictures,' said Rios, a sergeant in the Army. 'Maybe if I get seen, someone will want to put me in a movie or print magazine for my look,' Rios said.

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