Middle-aged man catches feelings... for community theater.
Marty, a middle-aged man, awakens to his life and doesn't like what he sees. After attending the theater with his wife and co-worker, Marty's long-buried love of the arts is stirred. Facing great odds from his wife and family, he takes a risk and auditions for a play. Without realizing it, Marty has set his life on a new trajectory from which there is no return. A trajectory that is often funny, yet heartbreaking.
Acting
Christopher Cleveland plays desperation with heartbreaking specificity.
Writing
Dialogue that captures how families weaponize love.
Director
Marc Steele
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Marc Steele based this on his own father's secret attempts to join a local production of Our Town.
The theater-within-film scenes use the actual community theater where it was shot, with real local actors as extras.
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