At the age of 12, Synthia was a member of acclaimed theatre director Ernie Mc Clintock's 127th Street Repertory Ensemble. She performed in Moon Over A Rainbow Shawl, which was one of four off Broadway plays in production by the Ensemble at the time. One of the other four that was in production was A Raisin In The Sun, in which the most notable member performing was the late Tupac Shakur.