The Troupe

GENRE: Dark Comedy / Coming-of-Age Dramedy

SETTING: A public high school theatre department

TONE / COMPS: The Holdovers meets Whiplash

BUDGET: Low / contained school-set ensemble dramedy

When a washed-up method actor is hired to direct a high school theatre troupe, his brutal old-school standards collide with a generation fluent in emotional boundaries, forcing both teacher and students to confront what art can demand when a district-censored production pushes their most guarded student into the spotlight.