Eye-opening, funny, and full of drama and heart, Theater Geek offers an illuminating romp through the world of serious child actors. Add in talent scouts from Disney and Paradigm and you have an intense, exciting environment where some thrive and others fail. The faculty-all seasoned professionals-demand adult-size dedication and performances from the kids. Some campers have agents, others are just beginning. Theater GeekTheater Geek, BookThe Real Life Drama of A Summer at Stagedoor Manor, the Famous Performing Arts Camp. The offspring of Hollywood players like Ron Howard, Nora Ephron, and Bruce Willis work alongside kids on scholarship. Theater Geek by Mickey Rapkin - Before there was Glee or American Idol, there was Stagedoor Manor, a theater camp in the Catskills where big-time Hollywood c. Every summer since 1975, a new crop of campers has entered Stagedoor Manor to begin an intense, often wrenching introduction to professional theater. 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. It's where Natalie Portman, Robert Downey, Jr., Zach Braff, Mandy Moore, Lea Michele, and many others got their start as kids. 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.
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