welcome back to the show and
congratulations on everything that is
happening we're going what final season
of orange is the new black I've got a
music video that came out which was
amazing by the way they tell me that was
really really thank you did directed and
yes it's it's phenomenal such a
beautiful song and on top of that you're
doing Shakespeare in the Park let's talk
about our new black first final season
final season if you watch it is it
bittersweet are you watching I'm gonna
binge but but it must be bittersweet cuz
it's been a huge part of your life and
now this is it it is I mean it's been
seven eight years right yeah I was 22
and I started I'm about to be 30 now and
it's changed my life you know completely
changed my life as an actor as an
activist as a human being right um so I
have just owed Jenji Kohan the writer so
much I'm so grateful that the world has
fallen in love with tasty and as I've
fallen in love with me and allowed me to
be myself that's truly been myself
through this character so I'm gonna miss
her you're gonna miss her but we're
gonna love traveling with you on your
upcoming journeys because as we've seen
you you have multi you multi-talented no
music acting directing doing everything
is in your future Shakespeare in the
park though is something I wouldn't have
expected because you had movie offers oh
yeah I'm gonna go do a free production
in the park why um because I didn't know
if this opportunity would ever come
again in my career right I play Beatrice
to play the lead and the movie was a
great movie but I was in the lead it was
a rom-com but now I get to be in another
rom-com right speaking Shakespeare
showing people that I'm trained I've
done this I know what I'm doing with
this language yes and to also give
opportunity to women that look like me
to young girls that look like me
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and you can do this you can be a
Beatrice and so that's why I took it for
no money people are loving it people are
raving about the production it's it's in
the park it's a different world because
I mean like it's the some days were
drinks oh my god grains we perform in
the rain and there you're not covered no
no covering for us no coming from the
audience is an 1800 seat house at least
a thousand people are still there to
watch this show that is amazing it's
crazy and it's been actually fuels this
cause like people are like so hide now
right come to see that they are so ready
to hear this story right so you have to
deliver everything you got and there's
books there's raccoons yes I mean it's
it's a world with wonder out there it's
been fun I wouldn't have taken it back
for the world wente Shakespeare is one
of the hardest place to perform though I
mean like you said it's the language yes
it's everybody knowing it's so uh what
was a little bit of that daunting at all
no it's just getting the opportunity cuz
you know you have it within you right
right so to finally get to tell this
story to make this link is set in 2020
yes in a small town out of Atlanta
Georgia around Atlanta Georgia so I'm
from South Carolina unapologetically be
Who I am if I'm saying Oh Lord he will
hang upon him like a disease I'm gonna
put it how it was Lord he would hang up
like a disease that's what we're making
it very bright you know relatable it's
Shakespeare it's relatable it's now it's
yes it's black
where you where do you go from here I
know you're going through the show
you're actually gonna perform tonight
where else do you go from here I like
what are your dreams and where do you
just want to see yourself headed I want
to do those things that surprise people
like yourself when you laugh you know
you're gonna do Shakespeare next I want
that to be every inch of my career where
people are like wow I didn't know she
could do that and I just pray that I can
be one of the best actors known to this
generation
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