# How community theatre saved Jesse Eisenberg’s life

An episode of [Q with Tom Power](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/256943801), 24 Sep 2026, 28 min.

Audio: https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_QPODCAST_P/media/qpodcast/qpodcast-IPm3t6uu-20260923.mp3

Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network, A Real Pain) drew on his own roots in community theatre to write and direct his latest movie, The Debut. Starring Julianne Moore as a shy housewife-turned-actor and Paul Giamatti as a director pushing her to her limits, the film is inspired by the many unproduced musicals Jesse has penned over the years. He joins Tom Power in the Q studio to discuss The Debut, the relationship between art and anxiety, why some people hate musicals, and the role truth plays in entertainment.

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