Don't Say Good Luck

Sophie Birenbaum (Sunny Sandler), sixteen, auditions for her high school's production of Waitress, but her mother Elizabeth (Melanie Lynskey) has just been diagnosed with cancer again. Sophie throws herself into rehearsals while her father Ted (Max Greenfield) and the household absorb the shock in separate ways. By the end, Sophie learns that some performances happen offstage, and that showing up for someone costs more than hitting your marks.