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For Vidya Makan, realising she was an outsider in her industry wasnt a lightning bolt moment. Its just always been a part of it, says the 26-year-old musical theatre performer.
My whole life I have been seeing shows where you just go in accepting the majority of people you see on the stage will be white. Its just the way things are, she says. My own family had to sit me down and say, Hey, is there room for you here? You have to think about this.
Vidya was starring as Catherine Parr in Australi…
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