the end,” Beane said. “Even if it is a limited
series or only like 10 episodes, you
generally don’t know what is going to
happen in the main story and with your
character. Which is both a positive and a
negative thing because sometimes it helps
you stay in the moment. In life we don’t
know what’s going to happen next week
so sometimes it can help to not know that.
But at the same time, when you’re shooting
a movie, you can really nitpick each scene
and make sure that you’re putting all of your
intentions where they need to be.”
Beane’s own story is an interesting
example of not knowing the ending, but
nevertheless taking chances and staying in
the moment.
“I did theater in middle and high
school, and I liked it, but I didn’t really think
of it as a real career,” Beane said. “Some
time around high school, when everyone
started applying for colleges, I kind of just
sat back, and I had good grades and could’ve
gone to school, it wasn’t about that. I kind
of realized that I wanted to do something
that was very creative and I didn’t think that
traditional college was what I needed to get
there. So instead of doing that, I found an
agent in my hometown of Austin, Texas. I
started going on auditions and sending out
tapes, and only about a year ago I moved to
L.A. and I’m finally doing it.”
One of her earliest film experiences, in
the 2016 documentary Tower, was also one
of her proudest moments.
“It’s a documentary and a reenactment,
so I play a real person.” Beane said. “The
movie is about the first massive school
shooting that happened 50 years ago in
Texas, which is where I’m from. It’s just
a really heartbreaking story and it’s sadly
relevant today. It shines a light on the
survivors in a way that a lot of the media
doesn’t. And it doesn’t talk about the
shooter. It’s not about that. It’s about how
people can heal and grow from what
happens to them. I’m really proud to be apart
of that project.”
While she had a lot of fun working in
horror, and seemed to gain some meaningful
experience working in drama, Beane said
truthfully, she’d dare to take on anything that
came her way.
“It could be fun to do something totally
different, like comedy,” Beane said. “I’ve
done some dramatic roles and some scary
stuff as well so kind of just changing it up. I
love exploring what I’m capable of doing as
an actor, so bring all of it on.”
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www.clichemag.com
I love
exploring what
I’m capable of
doing as an
actor, so bring
all of it on.
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Along with working in a genre she
enjoys, she also got real enjoyment out of
where they filmed and who she filmed with.
“It was actually my first time working
in L.A., which is kind of crazy,” Beane said.
“I’ve worked in a bunch of different places,
but never at home. So that was really fun.
Also, everyone that I met on there, I still
hang out with. It’s not always the case with
shows or movies. But with this one, we all
got along and we still hang out. We go on
trips together and that made it super fun and
didn’t even feel like work.”
Hanging out with friends is also what
Beane suggests is the best way to see Truth
or Dare.
“It’s a really edge of your seat type of
movie,” Beane said. “It’s perfect when you
see it in the theater with friends because
everyone’s feeling the same way as you.
It’s the perfect kind of movie to go out with
people and get a little scared.”
Along with staring in Truth or Dare,
Beane could also be seen earlier this year in
the new Fox medical drama, The Resident.
She said her experience on the show pushed
her to see a new perspective.
“I played a woman who is struggling with
very serious cancer,” Beane said. “I’ve never
experienced anything like that in my own
personal life, so I had to step outside of my
world and the things that I know to play her.”
She also mentioned that the show itself
gives viewers a new perspective on what has
become a tired genre in recent years.
“It kind of pulls back the curtain on
what you think of when you think of a
medical drama,” Beane said. “It really dives
into everything that goes on behind closed
doors in a hospital, which can be applied
to any kind of industry. I think that to work
on a show that cares to dive that deep into
it is really important and I’m glad I got to
experience it.”
It’s not hard to see the kind of impact
the show is having from the response Beane
has heard.
“A lot of people are talking about how
they went into it expecting it to just be
another medical drama, but they’re actually
very pleasantly surprised,” Beane said. “I
think a lot of the character development is
helping in that as well.”
With her appearing on both TV and film
this year, some people may be interested to
find out how the two mediums differ. For
Beane, what stuck out to her was the amount
of information you have as an actor.
“The main difference is not knowing