Check Out Mirrorajah Metcalfe’s Story

Today we’d like to introduce you to Mirrorajah Metcalfe.

Mirrorajah, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?
I am currently a New England based actor. I’ve been pursuing acting since 2020, when I was 19. I’m originally from Las Vegas, but I moved around a lot my whole life. After my high school graduation in Vegas, I moved to a small town, Haverhill, MA, to live with my father. I made it my mission to only consume acting related media, watch an insane amount of movies, read many plays, and study the multiple different techniques of acting of various methods. I found that I resonated with method acting and am a method actor.

My first short film is called “The Act of Love”, which was filmed when I was 19 and directed by Kathlyn Almeida. She found me randomly on instagram. I’ve always known that I wanted to be an actor since I was four and saw Halle Berry in ‘Catwoman’, but this was the first time I had something to actually show for myself (it’s on my YouTube @mirrorajah). When I was 20 I moved to Atlanta, GA, where I religiously attended acting classes and started booking roles in SCAD student films for free or food and copy of my work (which I often didn’t receive back). After a year of struggling to find a talent agency and actually get paid for my work, as well as stay financially afloat, I moved back to Haverhill and attended Northern Essex Community College. At this point I was close to giving up, because I was nearly homeless in ATL and felt like a failure. My college also did not have a theatre program. However, they did have one theatre class that I decided to take, ran by Professor Brianne Beatrice. Shortly thereafter, she put me in my first play, as the lead in “Hurricane Diane” – I played Diane. The show was submitted to the Region 1 American College Theatre Festival (who at the time was affiliated with the Kennedy Center pre-Trump). Out of over 60 college plays submitted in our region, only 5 were chosen to perform live in Connecticut where the festival was held. “Hurricane Diane” was selected to perform at the festival. It was a hit. We won 13 national awards from the Kennedy Center, and I was awarded two awards – both only awarded to 1 of 3 students in the whole country (including Juilliard). I was further invited to the Kennedy Center where I spent a week with the national Irene Ryan finalists taking workshops and seeing live theatre. By the end of that week, I was awarded a one-week scholarship by a Yale Alumni theatre group called Encompass Collective. I continued to do theatre at my college, performing in every NECC production for the past 3 years since I’d started, even during my break from my actual liberal arts degree.

Last year, in 2025, I competed for the Irene Ryan’s scholarship at the American College Theatre Festival. I was awarded “Best Classical Actor” in my region for my portrayal of Shakespeare’s Petruchio, and I was the alternate winner out of over 300 kids from Region 1 competing. Shortly following what I perceived as a loss, I was invited to audition for my first professional production – a musical called “Crowns” by MoonBox productions in Boston. I was cast as the lead, Yolanda. This was both my first ever musical and first time getting paid. After a 20-show run in Cambridge at Arrow Street Arts, we garnered positive critical acclaim from the Boston Theatre Association and critics from the Boston Globe.

Simultaneously, I was taking 6 college classes (so that I could hurry up and finally finish!), and was cast in “The Vagina Monologues” at my college. I was one of a four women ensemble, and tackled very difficult pieces, including playing a rape victim, a lesbian dominatrix, and a vagina workshop leader with a British accent. This play was consecutively (following “Hurricane Diane”) submitted to the American College Theatre Festival (ACTF) 2026, and was yet again selected to perform at the festival. I was personally asked by the chairmen of region one to be apart of the region’s student ambassador board. The show went on to win 13 more national awards, and I received the “Distinguished Performance by an Actor” award. Additionally, I received a “Catalyst Artist” award from the student ambassador board, and our show won the “Audience Choice” award. “Crowns” this past year was nominated for 5 Elliot Norton Awards (the Elliot Nortons are essentially the Tony awards for regional New-England Theatre). We were asked to open the ceremony this past June with a few songs from the show, and I was given a small solo and special entrance as the lead. We won one Elliot Norton for “Best Musical Direction”.

I finally graduated from NECC this past May with high honors. Currently, I am looking for my next gig. I like to make content on my YouTube channel– vlogs, behind the scenes footage, and hopefully soon some self-produced short films. My website mirrorajah.com will be launching within the next couple weeks so that I can have all of my creative endeavors in one place. I like to make music – song covers and raps. My covers can be found on YouTube, and my raps are available on Spotify and Apple Music. I plan to drop a mixtape soon (check out my singles ‘Bopster’ & ‘Greedy’. Alongside theatre, I’ve also recently starred as a principal role in the short film ‘Tesoro’ by Florida State University where I play a Latina immigrant mother, and have a small role in the afro-futuristic short film called “SYZYGY” by Cast Iron Rocket productions. Both films are set to premiere at a variety of film festivals, and have already received positive attention. My goal is to be on film and broadway one day, as well as work with my idol, Halle Berry.

I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
Absolutely not. Auditioning also means constant rejection, and you never know when your next gig will come. Looking back, most of my recent successes can only be attributed to when my preparation met luck. In ATL, I was very close to being homeless. In fact, all of my belonging were packed into my car for a 3 week period while I couch hopped and scrapped together enough money for a temporary room, before my aunt invited me to stay with her the remainder of my year there. Sending applications to talent agencies for representation has felt like sending my information to outer space, never to hear back. I’ve even mailed physical copies of my resume and headshot to over 50 agencies in New York, and every time a piece of mail is returned to sender (aka me) unopened hurts a little bit inside per envelope. On top of trying to make a path for myself, is everyday life, and bills don’t pay themselves. Its also very humbling when the people whose opinions you might value the most don’t always believe in or see your vision. Even till this day, I sometimes struggle with keeping my faith alive that I will be cast in another major role again. However, I do believe in manifestation, so I have faith that everything I desire is on its way in divine timing. Remembering that when I love everything I have, I have everything I need, also helps a lot too.

Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
I am most proud of not giving up, not listening to the advice of those who can not see my vision, and excelling in all the opportunities I’ve been so far afforded – opportunities that many people had placed their doubts upon. I’m also proud of myself for doing the work that it takes behind the scenes and in private to excel in my craft. An actor certainly isn’t built overnight despite raw talent. It takes a lot of study, practice, courage to get on stage, and technique / precision to nail every performance at a consistent level each time. Acting certainly isn’t easy, but I find the experience of it incredibly rewarding, and I feel both lucky and so grateful to have had the opportunities and experiences I’ve had so far.

What do you like and dislike about the city?
I love the people, the culture, the food, the night life, and the weather. I don’t really have anything I don’t like, other than the horrendous pot holes in the city streets that should certainly be fixed up.

Pricing:

• no
• I just want people to listen to my raps on spotify / apple music
• I also edit videos like actor demo reels, music videos, short films, and social media content, etc. at 150$ per minute

Contact Info:

• Website: mirrorajah.com
• Instagram: https://instagram.com/mirrorajah
• Facebook: https://Facebook.com/mirrorajah
• Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/mirrorajah/6773526321 
• Youtube: https://youtube.com/mirrorajah
• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4LzeKUIquHI6TU8tDkXUDU
• TikTok: @mirrorajah