Before there was "Glee "or "American Idol, "there was Stagedoor
Manor, a theater camp in the Catskills where big-time Hollywood
casting directors came to find the next generation of stars. It's
where Natalie Portman, Robert Downey, Jr., Zach Braff, Mandy Moore,
Lea Michele, and many others got their start as kids. At age
thirty-one, Mickey Rapkin, a senior editor at "GQ "and
self-proclaimed theater geek, was lucky enough to go, too, when he
followed three determined teen actors through the rivalries,
heartbreak, and triumphs of a summer at Stagedoor Manor.
Every summer since 1975, a new crop of campers has entered
Stagedoor Manor to begin an intense, often wrenching introduction
to professional theater. The offspring of Hollywood players like
Ron Howard, Nora Ephron, and Bruce Willis work alongside kids on
scholarship. Some campers have agents, others are just beginning.
The faculty--all seasoned professionals--demand adult-size
dedication and performances from the kids. Add in talent scouts
from Disney and Paradigm and you have an intense, exciting
environment where some thrive and others fail. Eye-opening, funny,
and full of drama and heart, "Theater Geek "offers an illuminating
romp through the world of serious child actors.
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