The Musical w/ Director Q&A
December 2, 2026
When a frustrated playwright/middle school theater teacher finds out his ex-girlfriend has started dating his nemesis, the school’s principal, he exacts revenge the only way he knows how: by staging the most inappropriate play imaginable.
Alumni of the 2019 edition of NFFTY, filmmaker Giselle Bonilla will be in conversation with NFFTY Program Manager Amy Williams following the film. Special youth pricing (24 & younger) is available.
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Wednesday, December 2, 2026
Convinced he’s a big fish stuck in a small pond, playwright Doug Leibowitz has been marking time as a theater teacher until he can get himself to New York, where the serious playwrights live. But when an unexpected breakup shocks him and then he finds out that his ex has been dating the person he hates most in the world, the school principal, his plans turn from purely self-interested...to diabolical. With the coveted Blue Ribbon award just within Principal Brady’s grasp and the principal on high alert, Doug secretly has his middle schoolers rehearse and then perform a play so inappropriate, the only result could be the ruin of Principal Brady’s reputation.
- Director: Giselle Bonilla
- Principal Cast: Will Brill, Gillian Jacobs, Rob Lowe
- Country: USA
- Year: 2026
- Running Time: 84 min.
- Producer: Alexander Heller, Rob Lowe, Greg Lauritano, Findlay Brown, Jordan Backhus
- Screenplay: Alexander Heller
- Cinematographers: Tu Do
- Editors: Chris Chandler, Devin Dulany
- Language: English