Actress tries to get others hooked on performing

CHAMPAIGN – At 9 years old, a shy Natalie Ellis first stepped onto the stage.

It was during the summer, and the play was "The High School That Dripped Gooseflesh," a musical comedy horror spoof put on by the Champaign Park District.

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