More than 4,500 people applied. Fewer than 1% got in. One is a 23-year-old Cleveland native.

Jovani Ibrahim is one of just 28 students accepted into the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art's acting program, the same school that produced Anthony Hopkins and Cynthia Erivo. A GoFundMe is helping him raise the money to attend.
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