#harvard2016

If you read my initial post, you’d know that I went on a career exploration trip with my school (which I’m currently on) to demystify Hollywood. After visiting ICM Partners, we had a surprise waiting for us. We knew a surprise was coming ahead of time, but we didn’t know what it was. We were assuming it would be DJ Khaled (a stretch, I know), because he’d posted on Snapchat that he’d be at a particular address at 5pm that day. Our meeting with ICM Partners was at that very address and finished right at 5pm. Unfortunately, they made us leave through the back door in order to avoid the throngs of crazed fans that were anticipating the arrival of the holder o the Key to (More) Success.

Fortunately, however, our group leader revealed that our surprise was, in fact, a visit to the set of How to Get Away with Murder. Three people on our bus (including myself) screamed excitedly at the top of our lungs, hoping we would be able to see Viola Davis, or even Shonda Rhimes, while almost everyone else was just excited to be on an actual set. 

So we  visited Shondaland, met and questioned one of the executive story editors, got to tour Annalise Keating’s house, Wes’ studio, and the classroom. We learned from our guide that Shonda was actually in her office on site, so we were all secretly anticipating a surprise drop in by her, or Viola Davis or Alfred Enoch. Surprisingly it took a really long time for any of us to realize that we were actually in the room where some of our favorite actors and actresses work everyday, and how “close” we were to them.

*Perusing the kitchen*

Friend: They actually spend so much time in this kitchen on the show... *opens fridge* OMG, it’s a real fridge, and it’s stocked!

ME: We should find a way to communicate with them... let’s leave a note!

Friend: Wait, that would be amazing...

ME: Quick, put one of your business cards in the fruit bowl!

Unfortunately, she left her business cards on the bus. And we’re only undergrads, so she was the only one who actually had business cards. So we missed out on that golden opportunity to catch the attention of the cast. But on the way back to the bus, we were able to see Tony Goldwyn (Fitz from Scandal)!