First Night Nerves

A classy recluse quietly fears she'll lose it all, while a TV ingénue builds for a big break in a flailing film industry. The two rehearse for the new drama from a prominent director with hopes of gaining relevance and credibility respectively. The quirkily complex female leads and queer and trans characters allow the play-within-the-movie to slip off stage through tone and delivery into sometimes campy and sometimes melancholy moments where life imitates art. (nwfilm.org)