Into the Spotlight
A heartfelt story of how a script, a stage, and a theater program empower a community, in their own words and in their own way.
2023
Rated
NR
99
minutes
Documentary, Music
Directed By:
Thaddeus D. Matula
On the heels of a tragedy and the COVID-19 pandemic, a Dallas-based theatre troupe comprised of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are determined to write, rehearse, and perform their 11th annual original musical.
Language
English
Release Date
April 29, 2023
Cast
Christi Hockel-Davenport
Self
Andrea Parton
Self
Daniel Wade
Self
Sally Smith
Self
Jason Carter
Self
Nancy Appelman
Self
Jacob Kunko
Self
Cindy Johnston
Self
Lisa Schmidt
Self
Show Full Crew
Directing
Production
Javier Gonzalez
Line Producer
Thaddeus D. Matula
Producer
King Hollis
Producer
Ricky Townsend
Producer
Alex Yocum-Beeman
Co-Executive Producer
Paul Rasmussen
Co-Executive Producer
Cesar Jasso
Associate Producer
Ryan Pervetich Rosenbaum
Production Assistant
Benny Townsend
Production Assistant
Kaitlyn Palmer
Production Assistant
Michael Caruso
Production Assistant
Michelle Cox
Executive Producer
Stephanie Newland
Co-Executive Producer
Sydney Sagehorn
Production Assistant
Camera
Mark Rutledge
Camera Operator
Allan Westbrook
Camera Operator
Brandi Price
Digital Imaging Technician
Aldo Verástegui
Camera Operator
Thaddeus D. Matula
Camera Operator
Thaddeus D. Matula
Digital Imaging Technician
King Hollis
Camera Operator
Logan Fulton
Director of Photography
Ricky Townsend
Camera Operator
Ricky Townsend
Digital Imaging Technician
Harrison J. Wong
Digital Imaging Technician
Harrison J. Wong
"C" Camera Operator
Harrison J. Wong
Assistant Camera
Harrison J. Wong
Key Grip
Oscar Martinez
Camera Operator
Sophia Basiliadis
Camera Operator
Sophia Basiliadis
Digital Imaging Technician
Paul Armstrong
Assistant Camera
Cullen Blanchfield
Camera Operator
Jack Jelinek
Camera Operator
Parker Watts
Camera Operator
Joshua Berry-Sauseda
Camera Operator
Ryland Maserang
Digital Imaging Technician
Kevin Michael Fuld
Camera Operator
Travis Beverly
Camera Operator
Preston Smith
Camera Operator
Michael Caruso
Camera Operator
Michael Caruso
Digital Imaging Technician
Benny Townsend
Camera Operator
Benny Townsend
Digital Imaging Technician
Miles Hargrove
Camera Operator
Jacob H. Guy
Camera Operator
Jordan Mathis
Camera Operator
Silas Hartman
Camera Operator
Pedro Bringas
"B" Camera Operator
Editing
Edwin Harris
Assistant Editor
Meagan Forsythe
Editor
Kyle Levesque
Assistant Editor
Miles Hargrove
Editor
Sound
Kyle Sherling
Boom Operator
Kyle Richards
Music Supervisor
Kyle Richards
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Nick Bozzone
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Chad Chance
Boom Operator
Torrence Brown
Boom Operator
Sam Marshall
Original Music Composer
Jonathan "Burg" Hughes
Sound Mixer
Lighting
Crew
Caroline Stephens
Post Production Supervisor
Jim Scoggin
Thanks
Patrick Wallace
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Janie Means Gilmore
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Brett Ringle
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Missy Scoggin
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Greg Swalwell
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John Sims Townsend II
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Lorry Wallace
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David McAtee
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Terry Connor
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Erique L. Mills
Post Production Assistant
Kent Bishop
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