Did you watch High School Musical and think to yourself, “There should be a Christian version of this?”

Well, if you didn’t, writer Alan Powell did–and he made it happen. Crosswalk had the opportunity to chat with Alan about his newest film, A Week Away, along with Adam Watts, who actually wrote the song “High School Musical”, and lead actors Bailee Madison and Kevin Quinn. This project’s standout feature, which meant so much to all four of them, was this film’s music.

A Week Away centers around Will Hawkins (played by Kevin), who is on very thin ice with the law. As a last resort to stay out of juvie, he agrees to go to a Christian summer camp. Straight off the bus, Will is greeted by the grand musical dance number “Great Adventure” that lets him know he has been dropped off into a whole new world.

He quickly encounters Avery, (played by Bailee), the camp director’s daughter who is in love with this camp. Through…