Instead, he embraces the relationship between Stagedoor and the industry with little question, leading one to wonder what the campers who didn’t land the lead, or the agent, might have to say about all this. Theatre is a powerful force, but Rapkin rarely explores beyond the proscenium. Then the reader recalls that this was on a one-day production put on by teens in a Pennsylvania forest. Theater Geek: The Real Life Drama of a Summer at Stagedoor Manor, the Famous Performing Arts Camp Hardcover 1 Jun. Indeed, one girl’s rivalry with another veteran camper is presented with such gravity that it almost seems. Although Rapkin has obviously spoken frequently with each of his chosen subjects, he neither delves into their stories, nor questions the outlandish things they say. The films writer Mickey Rapkin last wrote. Rapkin, a senior editor at GQ, follows three campers as they rehearse for major roles in Sondheim shows and recounts the camp’s storied history, complete with anecdotes of overly-dramatic directors and lax adult oversight fueled by sex and drugs (far more entertaining that any of the present-day shenanigans). A look at the Theater Geek behind-the-scenes crew and production team. TITLE: Theater Geek: The Real Life Drama of a Summer at Stagedoor Manor, the Famous Performing Arts Camp AUTHOR: Mickey Rapkin PUBLISHER: Free Press COPYRIGHT: 2010 (2011 Reprint shown here) ISBN-10: 1439145776 ISBN-13: 978-1439145777 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CC: PN 38 2010 DEWEY DECIMAL CALL NUMBER: 792. Stagedoor Manor is famous in the performing arts community for transforming young unknowns into the likes of Natalie Portman and Robert Downey, Jr., two previous participants.
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