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Watch the First Trailer for Stephen Karam's Speech & Debate Film

Sarah Steele, Liam James, and Austin P. McKenzie lead the cast of this new movie based on Karam’s play.

Editorial Staff

New York City

February 1, 2017

The trailer is out for the new film adaptation of Stephen Karam's Speech & Debate. Directed by Dan Harris, and starring Sarah Steele (The Humans), Liam James (Psych), and Austin P. McKenzie (Deaf West's Spring Awakening), the movie follows three high school misfits linked by a scandal involving one of their teachers, who revive their school's long-defunct speech and debate society. With cameos by Broadway favorites Lin-Manuel Miranda, Kristin Chenoweth, and Darren Criss, Speech & Debate hits theaters, iTunes, and VOD on April 7. Check out the first footage below.

Austin P. McKenzie Darren Criss Deaf West Kristin Chenoweth Liam James Lin-Manuel Miranda Sarah Steele Speech and Debate Spring Awakening Stephen Karam