“All the world is a stage.”
Buster Banks, a struggling stage actor, takes an unethical risk to get the lead role in a new play.
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Cast
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Michael Kysylyczyn
Buster Banks
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Julian Klein
Thomas Guess
Simon Luckow
Wes Crunch
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Alexander Folz
James Brooks
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Will Gaspar
Plato
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Carter Lambert
Director
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Isaiah Johnson
Rude PA
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Cora Tsang-Johnson
PA
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Belle Manthey
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Isaiah Johnson Director
United States release April 10, 2026
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Original language
English
Release dates
United States · April 10, 2026
Premiere · Five16 Film Festival
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