We had the good fortune of connecting with Camryn Wright and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Camryn, why did you decide to pursue a creative path?
I started getting into the arts when I was super young – around 7 years old. I remember telling my mom “I wanna do that, I wanna act” when I was just watching TV one day and my mom almost immediately put me in my first theatre camp. I started there and found my love for the stage and theatre which had a huge influence on me growing up. Once I got to about 13, I naturally started pursuing things on my own and finding my own auditions and the thing that always kept me coming back was the search to better myself and the satisfaction of being vulnerable, putting yourself out there and either crashing & burning (which leads to growth) or success (which leads to inspiration). In any art form there is an element of self reflection and discovery. That’s my favorite part.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
I’ve always been singing ever since I was little and I started with pursuing Musical Theatre. I even started college pursuing a Musical Theatre BFA. Something just wasn’t feeling the same as I was completing my freshman year and I could feel a shift of focus happening. I still love to sing but my creative outlet with music is now in songwriting and music production, specifically pop music! This is still a relatively new passion for me. In November, it will be two years since I’ve decided to seriously pursue and put my energy into my own music. I still have a strong love and respect for musical theatre, but I also now see the future of my acting career going more down the film route or straight plays (works with little to no singing/dancing). Switching my focus was a hard decision and it is still hard navigating how to pursue a new passion that I don’t have a lot of experience in (songwriting) but the thing that has helped me the most over the last year is even a little bit of time or effort adds up. There are times when my anxiety or fear of failure can prevent me from starting a new song or mixing my music but I’ll tell myself to sit down, do it for ten minutes and if I’m struggling I can reevaluate and either: stop, thank myself for still trying and be proud of the progress I’ve made in 10 minutes, or keep going and reassure myself that I have the strength and talent to achieve my goals. Little progress and/or failure is always better than not trying.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
I go to school in Chicago so I always have certain spots I have to hit when back in the fort!! Heim BBQ, Whataburger, Raising Canes, and East Hampton Sandwich Company are all must eats!! I go HARD on brunch with my friends and we always hit up either Seven Mile Cafe or Snooze! I can always count on Top Golf when trying to spend time with my brother, or going shopping in University Park Village with my mom! I usually pick up my serving job at Uncle Julios when I’m back home but end up spending it all shopping at American Threads (University Park Village) or Beehive (Magnolia)!! Can’t wait to find some new favorite places when I turn 21 in November!

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
There have been so many times where I have gone up to my parents and said, “I don’t think I can do this anymore” or “I’m never gonna make it, this is a waste of my time.” Both my mom and my dad have alwasy talked it out with me and not in a way where its “Don’t give up! You can do it, We paid for all these classes…” but instead “Are you sure? Why are you feeling that way? How would it benefit you to quit?’. I know no matter what, my parent’s have my back whether it is in the arts or not. I cannot thank them enough for all the classes they’ve put me in, the hours of driving to equity theatre across DFW, supporting me when I wanted to go to a performing arts high school 40 minutes away from my house, and reassuring me that the perfectionist voice in my head can take a break and to have faith in my talent and abilities. It would be foolish to not acknowledge that theatre and the arts is classist most times (having the privilege to afford certain classes, having a mom who was available to drive me before I could drive, etc.) and pursuing the arts is a privilege. I owe it all to them for providing me with such a strong foundation to build on and support system to fall back on.

Website: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7Ht0CF9qeVORk9xusWEZ5x?si=EdW0qOmvQ22jVlpKXGoduA

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/camcamryn/?hl=en

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/camryn.wright.56/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU4QJiV3kKOR84rqRNQu1ng

Other: tik tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@camcamrynn

Image Credits
all photos were taken by me or friends! the third is a cover for my song “outta your mind”, and i’d love for there to be a caption saying that!

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