Ellie Meritt knows she doesn't have a good chance of getting into her school play. Nevertheless, though, she decides to try, despite the protests from her stepmother and her two stepsisters Janet and Kylie. When the worst thing possible happens, Ellie finds herself in a hopeless situation. This time she doesn't have a fairy to fix it... but what she does have is a great best friend. A modern retelling of the classic Cindedella story.