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JOAN: There's nothing
like seeing a child on stage
for the first time. They get up there, the lights hit,
and suddenly, the whole world opens up. Theater for children, it's unbelievable
what they learn. They learn to improvise,
dance, sing, work with each other, and some of them really
need it, they really do. That's why I built this camp. I wanted to make a place where anyone is free
to be themselves. But keeping the camp open
is a year-round job. That's why we spend
the whole spring on the road, raising money,
recruiting young talent. And, you know, we're
theater people, so. (CHUCKLES) We know how to work a crowd
like seeing a child on stage
for the first time. They get up there, the lights hit,
and suddenly, the whole world opens up. Theater for children, it's unbelievable
what they learn. They learn to improvise,
dance, sing, work with each other, and some of them really
need it, they really do. That's why I built this camp. I wanted to make a place where anyone is free
to be themselves. But keeping the camp open
is a year-round job. That's why we spend
the whole spring on the road, raising money,
recruiting young talent. And, you know, we're
theater people, so. (CHUCKLES) We know how to work a crowd
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JOAN: There's nothing
like seeing
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a child on stage
for the first time.
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They get up there, the lights hit,
and suddenly, the whole world opens up.
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Theater for children,
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it's unbelievable
what they learn.
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They learn to improvise,
dance, sing, work with each other,
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and some of them really
need it, they really do.
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That's why I built this camp.
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I wanted to make a place
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where anyone is free
to be themselves.
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But keeping the camp open
is a year-round job.
00:00:29.999 --> 00:00:32.146
That's why we spend
the whole spring on the road,
00:00:32.313 --> 00:00:34.943
raising money,
recruiting young talent.
00:00:35.528 --> 00:00:37.949
And, you know, we're
theater people, so. (CHUCKLES)
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We know how to work a crowd.
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Movie Summary
The eccentric staff of a rundown theater camp in upstate New York must band together with the beloved founder's bro-y son to keep the camp afloat.
