Exhibitionists·Video

This secretive musical theatre project is unlike anything else

Imagine going on stage to perform a musical you've never rehearsed and with fellow actors you've never met. That's what the Confidential Musical Theatre does in Cape Breton. And Exhibitionists sent a rookie in to try it out.

Imagine going on stage to perform a musical you’ve never rehearsed with fellow actors you’ve never met

The Confidential Musical Theatre Project is sweeping the nation

9 years ago
Duration 3:05
Imagine going on stage to perform a musical you've never rehearsed and with fellow actors you've never met. Exhibitionists sent a rookie in to try it out.

The audience doesn't know what performance they're seeing.

The cast has never met.

There are no rehearsals.

Does that sound nerve-wracking for a performer? Exhibitionists sent newbie Justine Williamson, from Cape Breton, to take part in this secret musical theatre that has been popping up across North America.

This short documentary — directed by Scott Moore and produced for CBC Arts by Stephanie Matteis — is all about the Confidential Musical Theatre Project.

Watch Exhibitionists Sundays at 4:30pm (5 NT) on CBC.