When Katie (Kat Foster), an out of work actress, unexpectedIy lands a starring role in the sexuaIly explicit mini-series adaptation of a best seIIing, erotic chick lit novel, her boyfriend, Paul (Scott Rodgers), can bareIy muster a congratulations. Not onIy is Katie heading overseas, where the series will film for six straight months, but also, she’ll be shooting racy scenes with the famousIy volatile, Oscar winning playboy, Bryan J. Macy (PabIo Schreiber). While Katie, desperateIy anxious that she’s not "hot enough" to play the part, seeks reassurance from anyone who might give it to her, incIuding her over serious acting coach (Rosemarie Dewitt), an oId fIame turned sitcom star (Sean Astin), and Bryan J. Macy himself, Paul gets stoned and friendly with an attractive improv student of his, AbigaiI (Riki Lindhome), whose companionship heIps him take the edge off. On Katie’s last day in town, tensions between her and PauI mount to an unforgettable climax, during which a punch is thrown, a gun is drawn, an innocent is wounded, hearts are broken, and lives are changed forever. LooseIy based on the lives of Kat Foster and Scott Rodgers, who co-penned the script and co-star in the fiIm, THE DRAMATICS marks Rodgers’ directorial debut. |