Their riveting stories are told in Theater Geek, an eye-opening, laugh-out-loud chronicle full of drama and heart, but also about the business of training kids to be professional thespians and, in some cases, child stars. These veteran campers-still battling childhood insecurities, but simultaneously searching for that professional gig that will catapult them to fame-pour their souls into what might be their last amateur shows. Enter Rachael Singer, Brian Muller, and Harry Katzman, three high school seniors closing out their sometimes sheltered Stagedoor experiences and graduating into the real world of industry competition and rejection. At Stagedoor, he tracked a trio of especially talented and determined teen actors through their final session at camp. When Mickey Rapkin, a senior editor at GQ and self-proclaimed theater fanatic, learned about this place, he fled Manhattan for an escape to upstate New York. Some campers have agents, others are seeking representation. (The camp produces thirteen full-scale productions during each of its three sessions.) These kids come from varying backgrounds-the offspring of Hollywood players from Nora Ephron to Bruce Willis work alongside kids on scholarship.

Every summer for the past thirty-five years, a new crop of campers has come to the Catskills for an intense, often wrenching introduction to professional theater. Founded in 1975, Stagedoor continues to attract scores of young performers eager to find kindred spirits, to sing out loud, to become working actors-or maybe even stars. What do Natalie Portman, Robert Downey, Jr., Zach Braff, and Mandy Moore have in common? Before they were stars, they were campers at Stagedoor Manor, the premier summer theater camp for children and teenagers. You can read this before Theater Geek: The Real Life Drama of a Summer at Stagedoor Manor, the Famous Performing Arts Camp PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom. Here is a quick description and cover image of book Theater Geek: The Real Life Drama of a Summer at Stagedoor Manor, the Famous Performing Arts Camp written by Mickey Rapkin which was published in. Brief Summary of Book: Theater Geek: The Real Life Drama of a Summer at Stagedoor Manor, the Famous Performing Arts Camp by Mickey Rapkin

Theater Geek by Mickey Rapkin