Act II

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Act II

"When the curtain falls, the show must go on..."

0h 6m

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Drama

Overview

After suddenly losing his job at a world-class ballet company, a male ballet star is forced to wrestle with his identity as a minimum-wage teacher in the shadows of the suburbs.

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University of Southern California, School of Cinematic Arts

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Cast & crew

3 featured cast members

Starring

David Prottas

Spencer

Mark Simich

Martin

Garrett Hildebrandt

Arthur

Creative team

Directed by: Adam Bloodgood
Written by: Adam Bloodgood

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