A musical written by its stars — and every single one has Down syndrome. Get your tissues ready.
On the heels of a tragedy and the COVID-19 pandemic, a Dallas-based theatre troupe comprised of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are determined to write, rehearse, and perform their 11th annual original musical.
Direction
Matula disappears — the performers own every frame.
Production
Cinéma vérité that honors chaos, not just polish.
Writing
Scripts born from actual lives, not inspiration porn.
Director
Thaddeus D. Matula
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is one of few documentaries where disabled performers control their own narrative — no nondisabled 'translator' speaking for them.
The theater program was founded by a parent after her son's death — the 11th show carries that origin story in its bones.
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