Aspiring Actors, Whose Odds Are as Big as Their Dreams

NYTimes.com: "But, like so many aspiring actors taking a crack at the nation’s theater capital, Mr. Rodgers has been trying to save money any way he can. He is now looking for his third temporary home in three months, having exhausted what he called “the deal of the century” — $100 for two weeks in the East Side apartment of a friend of a friend of a friend. To get around town, he bought a bike for $75 from “this fellow, Carlos” he met on the street."