One of the many bright lights in Season 2 of “The Bear,” Molly Gordon is all over the amiable new comedy “Theater Camp” as co-director, co-writer and co-star.
This one’s a largely improvised “Best in Show” / ”Waiting for Guffman”-style ensemble project, set at a summer drama program in the Adirondacks on the brink of bankruptcy. Gordon and Nick Lieberman directed. Real-life couple Ben Platt and Noah Galvin, both “Dear Evan Hansen” alums (Platt originated the role and won the Tony), also star and, along with Lieberman, are co-writers.
A lot of the movie’s better jokes ended up in the trailer. “Theater Camp,” expanded from an earlier short film and other iterations of the same premise, stretches itself a little thin, for reasons more to do with wit than plot. But it’s pretty funny. And moviegoers feeling roughed up by “No Hard Feelings” and “Joy Ride” this summer now have a PG-13 comedy option.
