Film·2025·25m

Standby

Jerry, a quiet and dispirited middle-aged gay actor, works as a standby for the hit off-Broadway show, "The Con Artiste!" Facing financial woes, loneliness, and questioning his art, he spends the day in rehearsal with a flirty young actor, the stage manager, and his bored fellow-understudies. At curtain time, when the lead actor calls in sick, Jerry is thrust into the star's dressing room and a whirlwind of last minute preparations. The curtain rises and, on cue, he walks onstage into the blazing lights to face not only an expectant audience, but also the possibility of a personal and artistic triumph - or failure.

Directed by Robert Gomes

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Cast

10 credited

Reed Birney
Reed BirneyJerry
Pat Nesbit
Pat NesbitTrish
Kelly Bishop
Kelly BishopGlenna
AJ Cedeno
AJ CedenoMarco
Safiya Harris
Safiya HarrisFaith
Justin Withers
Justin WithersBen
Grace Dumdaw
Grace DumdawTanny
Jenelle Chu
Jenelle ChuClaire
Chuck Blasius
Chuck BlasiusCurtis
Brian Keane
Brian KeaneDonny

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