Cynthia Erivo

And that's where I bumped into a really cool woman who ended up being, like, a mentor for a while. Her name is Ray McKen. And she... had run a young acting company at the Young Vic like five years before this.

And that's where I bumped into a really cool woman who ended up being, like, a mentor for a while. Her name is Ray McKen. And she... had run a young acting company at the Young Vic like five years before this.

And that's where I bumped into a really cool woman who ended up being, like, a mentor for a while. Her name is Ray McKen. And she... had run a young acting company at the Young Vic like five years before this.

Where we did like a version of Romeo and Juliet and I played Juliet. And I didn't see her until that day. Yeah. When I was about to go and do the young actors company at the theater. And I met her at the – it was at a theater. And I met her at the foyer at the ticket office and she was like, oh – I was like, yeah, yeah, I'm going to do this. And she was like, well, I'm running it.

Where we did like a version of Romeo and Juliet and I played Juliet. And I didn't see her until that day. Yeah. When I was about to go and do the young actors company at the theater. And I met her at the – it was at a theater. And I met her at the foyer at the ticket office and she was like, oh – I was like, yeah, yeah, I'm going to do this. And she was like, well, I'm running it.

Where we did like a version of Romeo and Juliet and I played Juliet. And I didn't see her until that day. Yeah. When I was about to go and do the young actors company at the theater. And I met her at the – it was at a theater. And I met her at the foyer at the ticket office and she was like, oh – I was like, yeah, yeah, I'm going to do this. And she was like, well, I'm running it.

I can't believe it. This is amazing. She goes, yeah, you can't come unless you're going to go to drama school. I think you should train. I said, what do you mean train? What do you mean train? She said, well, you should go to drama school. What do you mean drama? What?

I can't believe it. This is amazing. She goes, yeah, you can't come unless you're going to go to drama school. I think you should train. I said, what do you mean train? What do you mean train? She said, well, you should go to drama school. What do you mean drama? What?

I can't believe it. This is amazing. She goes, yeah, you can't come unless you're going to go to drama school. I think you should train. I said, what do you mean train? What do you mean train? She said, well, you should go to drama school. What do you mean drama? What?

What are you talking about?

What are you talking about?

What are you talking about?

No idea. Yeah, I think you should go to drama school. I think you should go to this place called the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. She called it RADA first. I was like, what the heck is RADA? She was like, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. No, I'm not going. She said, why? Because I'm not going to get in. Why would I go to the, it's literally called the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts.

No idea. Yeah, I think you should go to drama school. I think you should go to this place called the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. She called it RADA first. I was like, what the heck is RADA? She was like, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. No, I'm not going. She said, why? Because I'm not going to get in. Why would I go to the, it's literally called the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts.

No idea. Yeah, I think you should go to drama school. I think you should go to this place called the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. She called it RADA first. I was like, what the heck is RADA? She was like, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. No, I'm not going. She said, why? Because I'm not going to get in. Why would I go to the, it's literally called the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts.

I'm not going to a place that is called that. I'm not going to get in. There's no way. She said, you should apply and I think you have a chance of getting in. I was like, I'm not going. That's that. She said, okay, fine. Then you can't come and do this. You can't do this actor's company. She called you on it.

I'm not going to a place that is called that. I'm not going to get in. There's no way. She said, you should apply and I think you have a chance of getting in. I was like, I'm not going. That's that. She said, okay, fine. Then you can't come and do this. You can't do this actor's company. She called you on it.

I'm not going to a place that is called that. I'm not going to get in. There's no way. She said, you should apply and I think you have a chance of getting in. I was like, I'm not going. That's that. She said, okay, fine. Then you can't come and do this. You can't do this actor's company. She called you on it.

She wouldn't let me go to this thing unless I applied for the school. And what was the audition? When I went, it was four rounds of audition. The first round you went, you prepared two speeches from two different shows, one Shakespeare, one modern. Yeah, right. And I did a piece from A Winter's Tale. The character's called Hermione. And then a piece from a play called The Colored Museum.

She wouldn't let me go to this thing unless I applied for the school. And what was the audition? When I went, it was four rounds of audition. The first round you went, you prepared two speeches from two different shows, one Shakespeare, one modern. Yeah, right. And I did a piece from A Winter's Tale. The character's called Hermione. And then a piece from a play called The Colored Museum.