Following her reign as the Tournament of Roses’ Rose Queen in 2010, Evanne Friedmann blossomed into an emerging young actress whose vast talent will next be featured on the big screen in the acclaimed coming-of-age- high school thriller As Night Comes.

Beginning Friday November 14, Richard Zelniker’s As Night Comes will enjoy a week-long Los Angeles theatrical release at Laemmle’s prestigious Music Hall in Beverly Hills.

As Night Comes follows troubled new kid, Sean Holloway, who falls in with a group of teenage outcasts called ‘The Misfits,’ under the wing of its charismatic leader, Ricky. On the eve of Halloween, Ricky’s anarchist plan for revenge spirals out of control, culminating in brutal violence, and ultimately Sean’s fight for survival and freedom.

Evanne stars as Sarah, the good-girl love interest of a struggling Sean, who tries to guide him in a positive direction.

“I can absolutely relate to the film. Identifying where you belong in High School/Middle School was a main theme for myself,” said Evanne who attended Pasadena City College before continuing to study her craft at USC. “I was always trying to put myself in a group. Was I cool? Was I a nerd? An artsy kid? Did I belong with the theatre kids? Did I belong with the sarcastic kids? Was it wrong to drink at parties, or was I cool if I did that?”

“I remember one day the group of kids that had been bullying me finally started making fun of someone else in front of me. I was so relieved to not be made fun of that I remember chuckling along with them at the other girl,” continued Evanne. “I was so ashamed. I couldn’t understand why I had done that when I knew exactly how she was feeling. It was then that I realized the horrible thing I did came out of a place of pain and relief.”

“Hopefully, when people watch this movie, they will try to see others’ actions through that person’s eyes, and perhaps, that people attempt to cope with the pain in their life however they can.”

As Night Comes, described by Director Richard Zelniker as “a dark, gritty look into the turbulent underworld of high school rebellion” also stars Luke Baines (The Ever After), Myko Oliver (Castle), Stacia Hitt (Neighbors) and Jesse Kove (Bunyan) among others.

Following its theatrical run, As Night Comes will be available via VOD on December 5, 2014.