Lara Theodos

Seventeen-year-old Shirley is a good student who works as a babysitter in order to make money for college. One night Michael, a father Shirley works for, confesses he's unhappy with married life. Shirley has a crush on Michael, and seizes this moment to kiss him. Michael is so happy he presents Shirley with a big tip, which gives her an idea. Shirley plans to make extra money by setting up her teenage friends with other unhappy fathers.

Five young adults venture into a bog to excavate some bodies. After a while they find that bodies that have been buried in the bog have risen from the dead and seek to pick them off one by one.

A young actor from Texas tries to make it in New York while struggling in his relationship with a beautiful singer/songwriter.

A New York street hustler specializing in name-brand knock-offs finds his highly profitable game suddenly complicated when his ex-girlfriend shows up toting the son he never knew he had.

“Dress Rehearsal” is a feature length film that follows several struggling actors through a series of vignettes, as their lives chaotically alternate between the gritty dark reality of New York City and the plastic pop world of Film & Television.