Act II

Act II

When the curtain falls, the show must go on...

6 min · ★ 10.0 · Drama

After suddenly losing his job at a world-class ballet company, a male ballet star is forced to wrestle with his identity as a minimum-wage teacher in the shadows of the suburbs.

Directed by Adam Bloodgood · Written by Adam Bloodgood

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