It’s not the season, and yet, at the end of the year, Disney+ invites its subscribers to a holiday camp for the arrival of the comedy dress rehearsal platform. Childhood friends Molly Gordon (Bear, Baby Shiva) and Ben Platt (Politician, Dear Evan Hansen) share their shared passion for live performance with audiences in this feature film they co-wrote with Nick Lieberman and Noah Galvin. .
The two actors play Rebecca-Diane and Amos, two teachers at a performing arts camp. When the building’s director is quickly replaced by his son Troy, an aspiring influencer with no particular appetite for theater and musicals, while the institution is on the brink of bankruptcy, things become difficult for staff and students…
In the form of a mockumentary, but without the usual scenes of confidence in front of the camera, this featurette depicts the day-to-day life and tribulations of the camp leading up to the show’s big night, the culmination of these weeks. vacation.
Originally developed as a short film by the quartet, the film was shot in just 19 days, leaving plenty of room for improvisation, especially the dialogue. “Even if there were mistakes or if something went wrong, we had to use it and that’s the best thing about live performance. We just have to keep going,” Molly Gordon says in an interview for the magazine he.
The dress rehearsal is the actor’s first experience behind the camera working with director Nick Lieberman. Opening to a standing ovation at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2023, the feature film weaves in references to some of the classics of the genre, teasing a community of passionate artists.
“The theater is so absurd. We have to laugh about it. But it also produced some of the most beautiful things in the world and helped many people feel safe. both can co-exist” Molly Gordon points out.
The actor and Ben Platt are surrounded by Jimmy Tatro, Ayo Edebir, Owen Thiel, Nathan Lee Graham and Caroline Aaron.
So theater and musical theater fans or just curious viewers, discover a hilarious dress rehearsal today on Disney+.
Source: Allocine
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