“Equity,” a drama about women who thrive on Wall Street competition, opens Sept. 2 at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center. Also showing is “Don’t Think Twice.”
The film, which is rated R for language, follows a female investment banker fighting to rise to the top of the corporate ladder in a competitive Wall Street firm. The story examines how women driven by ambition, deals and strategy must carefully calibrate every aspect of their professional and private lives to stay equal in the workplace game.
“Equity” is directed, written, produced and financed by women. It is a collaboration among women in the entertainment industry and business leaders in finance. It shows at the Ross through Sept. 15.
“Don’t Think Twice” tells the story of an improvisation group called The Commune that has reigned in a New York theater for 11 years. Commune members Miles, Samantha, Jack, Allison, Bill and Lindsay invent comedy without a script and without a net. They’re ingenious, they’re fast and they build on each other’s ideas like best friends.
Night after night the friends perform onstage and wait for their big break. Day after day they work menial jobs to support themselves. Then they get news that their theater is shutting down, and scouts from a hit TV show come to a performance looking for talent. Only two cast members get the nod, upsetting the dynamic of the group and leaving its future in doubt. Relationships begin to crack as six best friends face the truth that not all of them will make it, and for some, it may be time to give up on the dream and move on.
The film, rated R for language and some drug use, shows through Sept. 8.
For more information on films at the Ross, click here or call 402-472-5353.
