However, that was never the dream of the actress who played her.

After getting cast, Kaufman had to quickly learn how to play the clarinet.

It wasn’t an easy experience either considering her character is such an expert at the instrument.

Grace Kaufman on the red carpet

“There was a lot of pressure there,” she admitted to The List.

Over the course of playing Lennie, Kaufman was constantly having to fine-tune her musical performance, too.

Grace Kaufman and Jacques Colimon in The Sky is Everywhere