Bernadette Ocampo feels nothing but loss upon the collapse of her life. Her family, her first relationship, and her reputation are in complete shambles after the events of her freshman year. A last minute move to the muggy fishing town of Norma Bay was supposed to do the theater kid some good, everyone said. But, her heart lies with memories of the hustle and bustle of Boston. That is, until she finds The Guild at Norma Bay, a not-so-top secret theater troupe. When Bernadette receives an invite to the troupe seemingly out of nowhere, she is brought into the underground world of banned plays, karaoke battles, fake blood pacts, and drama of the off-stage kind.