Closing Night: The Floaters

Closing Night

Director Rachel Israel expected to attend

Communing with nature, forging lifelong friendships, and bonding over campfire confessions: summer camp can change your life. But sometimes there are also faulty septic systems, flatulent bunkmates, and compulsory lice checks. Irreverent, hilarious, and heartfelt, The Floaters leans into its relatable comedic premise and updates the teen camp comedy for today’s audience and multiple generations. Kicked out of her band on the eve of their European tour, Nomi has no excuse not to accept the invitation when her childhood best friend Mara recruits her as a fill-in counselor at Camp Daveed. Needing cash flow for major repairs, Mara has accepted a Maccabiah Games challenge from wealthy rival Camp Barak and tasks Nomi with directing their team’s theatrical performance. While Nomi’s artistic sensibilities forbid yet another predictable production of Fiddler, allowing the misfit campers to create an original work could spark an existential crisis. In collectively crossing lines, the reluctant thespians and their rogue leader discover that camp can be more than just a way to pass the summer—and that people, like art, can surprise you. —Laura Henneman

West Coast Premiere