Movie review
July 13, 2023 · 93 min · PG-13
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
Theater Camp is a 2023 mockumentary comedy about the eccentric staff of a rundown theater camp in upstate New York who band together with the founder’s clueless crypto-bro son to keep the camp running and stage a musical after the director falls into a coma. Prominent LGBTQ+ representation and themes appear throughout, including queer counselors and campers, pride flags, gay jokes, and theater framed as a queer safe space for self-expression and belonging.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Theater Camp.
Woke representation / casting
Heavy visible LGBTQ+ representation in cast and characters with pride flags and queer-coded roles.
Woke political dialogue
Queer-themed jokes and references to gay plays and improv scenarios.
Identity-driven story themes
Queer community and theater as safe space for self-expression and belonging recur visibly.
Western institutional / cultural critique
Mild clash with straight crypto-bro character but no activist systemic attacks.
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant.
Production
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
No major woke backlash reported despite queer focus.
Creator track record context
No relevant prior work cited.
