Curtain Call

“CURTAIN CALL” A Half-Hour Series Bright lights. Glamour. Memorable lines. Talented actors. Every theatre production has them. Or...do they? “Curtain Call” is a new half-hour mockumentary/comedy series that follows a touring company of a failing musical as they struggle with low ticket sales, insane crew members, and an unreliable cast. “Curtain Call” provides the opportunity for a wide range of diverse characters, with the vision of the cast consisting of LGBTQ+ and POC. Each week, “Curtain Call” will follow the touring company from the eyes of River Elway, the musical’s lead actor, as he attempts to survive the tour. Oscar, the brave leader, Logan, the outgoing outcast, Shelby, the woman with a plan, Sparkie, the woman of mystery, Dallas, the precocious understudy, Marley, the talented wallflower, and Kirby, the childish producer will also be interviewed so that they can all “spill the tea” on each other, as millennials like to say. There will be either a musical or dance number in every episode, allowing each character the chance to crash and burn in spectacular ways. There will also be the chance for each character to experience growth, but whether it’s for their own benefit or not is really up in the air. With a script this horrible, the only way to go is up, right? It’s a series for everyone that tells them that they should learn to help others and work together to reach their goal. Through it, they are able to explore the community, the world, that is theatre and everything that entails. The show could also demonstrate a social experiment of sorts – with these many egos of varying degrees in one room something’s bound to happen. “Curtain Call” is like the newly discovered, long-lost cousin of “Parks and Recreation” and “What We Do in the Shadows,” but don’t demand a DNA test to confirm. It showcases the reality in attempting to build a family with interesting personalities in a high-stress work environment. The show centers around the ideal that elementary gym teachers attempted to drive into their students’ under-developed brains – working together and supporting each other will help them reach their goal. But hey, what do they know – they’re fairly certain that they were barely-functioning alcoholics.