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Podcast: In the Envelope: The Actor’s Podcast
Episode: Ben Platt
Description: Ben Platt really loves live theater—and now, that passion for the stage is on full display in “Theater Camp,” the Christopher Guest-inspired mockumentary Platt co-wrote with longtime friends and collaborators Molly Gordon, Nick Lieberman, and Noah Galvin. Platt also co-stars alongside Gordon, who also co-directed with Lieberman. The film is a real labor of love, with its spotlight shining directly on the importance of spaces like theater camps for any young mind with an interest in the arts.
For Platt, working with the movie’s extensive cast of kid actors was a lesson all its own.
“It just reminds you why yo...