‘Theater Camp’ Directors Molly Gordon & Nick Lieberman On Making People “Believe” In Comedy Again At “A Scary Time For Art, In General”
deadline.comBetween its improvisatory framework, 19-day shooting schedule amidst the pandemic, a sprawling ensemble stacked with child actors and an original, third-act musical put together in concert with composer Mark Sonnenblick, Searchlight Pictures’ Theater Camp was far from the easiest project to make as a first feature.
And yet it was the one taken on by directors Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman, a pair of lifelong theater kids looking to pay tribute to an offbeat and heartfelt subculture that they know and love.
Written with their longtime friends Ben Platt and Noah Galvin, who star alongside Gordon (of The Bear Season 2), the comedy inspired in part by the works of Christopher Guest tells the story of a ragtag group of theater camp staffers who must rally to save their beloved upstate NY institution AdirondACTS when its owner suddenly falls ill.
Made in partnership with Picturestart, Topic Studios and Gloria Sanchez Productions, the film based on a same-name 2020 short from the same team drew raves and a U.S.
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