AUSTIN is in his second year at PTW. He has appeared in a commercial for Crest Toothpaste and on the David Letterman Show.

"At PTW, I've done acting, singing and tap. I can act and sing and do my tap as part of an ensemble. I have fun with all of it!"

ALLISON (Austin's mother)

"Austin wanted to sing and dance in addition to just act. He had been considered for the national tour of "Peter Pan", and they suggested very strongly that we enroll him. His manager knew Howard and was very pleased with what she had seen come out of the program and knows that the children all enjoy it very very much.

There was firm but kind discipline, you know, nurturing discipline. But with that age children of course you need that. The life of a child actor is at times a little bit lonely. PTW is nice because the children get to cooperate as an ensemble. And the teacher that they had was very warm and nurturing with the children. I really liked that."