In this quirky dramedy, Linda Sinclair (Julianne Moore) is a high school English teacher whose predictable life is upended when a former student, Jason (Michael Angarano), returns home with an unproduced play. Determined to help him succeed, Linda decides to stage the play with her students, sparking a chain of chaotic and unexpected events. As tensions rise between her, the school's drama teacher (Nathan Lane), and Jason's demanding father (Greg Kinnear), Linda finds herself in a hilarious clash between professional boundaries and personal passion.