Drama Club Explained
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 10 |
| Camera: | Single-camera |
| Runtime: | 22 minutes |
| Network: | Nickelodeon |
Drama Club is an American comedy mockumentary created by Monica Sherer and Madeline Whitby that aired on Nickelodeon from March 20 to May 22, 2021.[1] [2]
Premise
The Tookus Middle School Drama Club has Mack as the new student director, who is excited to take on the school's original new musical, "Minnesota", but after their choreographer suffers an injury, Mack and the kids realized that they need help from a football player.
Cast and characters
Main
- Telci Huynh as Mack, a former actor in the Drama Club who has transitioned to directing the student production
- Nathan Janak as Oliver, the "star actor" in Drama Club[3]
- Lili Brennan as Darcy, the stage manager, and Mack's best friend and cheerleader in the Drama Club
- Kensington Tallman as Bianca, a social influencer who has become the Drama Club's female lead
- Chase Vacnin as Bench, a football player who is brought into Drama Club because he is a classically trained dancer[4]
- Artyon Celestine as Skip, an enthusiastic member of the Drama Club, with a single line in the musical production, who is excited by Bench's addition to the Club
Recurring
- John Milhiser as Clyde Sniffet, Drama Club's laid-back faculty advisor
- Neska Rose as Gertie, Drama Club's laconic makeup artist
- Reyn Doi as Kurtis, Drama Club's self-absorbed lighting designer
- Ithmar Enriquez as Principal Gibbins, the new Tookus Middle School principal who has come back to get revenge on Drama Club for destroying his dreams of becoming an actor
- Marcus Folmar as Coach Cobbler, the football coach who forces Bench to join Drama Club as an elective
- Pilot Bunch as Colin, Mack's lab partner in chemistry on whom she may have a crush
Production and release
Drama Club consists of ten half-hour episodes. Episodes of the series premiered on the Nick app and Nick.com a week before they were broadcast on Nickelodeon, starting with the first episode which premiered on the Nick app and Nick.com on March 13, 2021, and on Nickelodeon on March 20, 2021.[5]
Episodes
Episodes were released on the Nick app and Nick.com a week before they were broadcast on Nickelodeon.
Notes and References
- Nickelodeon Sets the Stage for Drama Club, An All-New Mockumentary-Style Comedy Series. Nickelodeon. The Futon Critic. March 3, 2021. March 18, 2021.
- Web site: Nickelodeon signs up for Drama Club. Kidscreen. Alexandra Whyte. March 4, 2021. March 18, 2021. March 4, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210304205050/https://kidscreen.com/2021/03/04/nickelodeon-signs-up-for-drama-club/. live.
- Web site: Sugar Land native Nathan Janak shows off his comedic chops in Nickelodeon's Drama Club. Click2houston.com. Beatriz Oliveros. April 1, 2021. April 12, 2021. April 13, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210413045219/https://www.click2houston.com/houston-life/2021/04/01/sugar-land-native-nathan-janak-shows-off-his-comedic-chops-in-nickelodeons-drama-club/. live.
- Web site: LI teen stars in Nick's Drama Club, Sopranos movie. Newsday. Daniel Bubbeo. March 17, 2021. April 12, 2021. subscription. April 13, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210413050936/https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/chase-vacnin-drama-club-sopranos-1.50185597. live.
- Web site: Nickelodeon's Mockumentary Comedy Drama Club Sets March Debut. Slanted. Sarah Fox. March 4, 2021. April 12, 2021. April 13, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210413043604/https://theslanted.com/2021/03/46399/drama-club-series-nickelodeon-preview-trailer/. dead.
