The Debut

From A Real Pain writer-director Jesse Eisenberg, a tale as old as time: the power struggle between a tyrannical community theater director and a newly-minted diva. When Mona Friedman (Julianne Moore) is cast in a bit part at a small community theater, she transforms from a shy, unassuming housewife into a zealous method actor willing to do anything to protect the artistic integrity of her marginal role—even if it means waging war against the show’s domineering director (Paul Giamatti).