Thirteen-year-old Bertie strives to save Theater Illuminata, the only home she has ever known, but is hindered by the Players who magically live there, especially Ariel, who is desperate to escape into the outside world. "All her world’s a stage Enter Stage Right Beatrice Shakespeare Smith (Bertie): Our heroine. Nate: A dashing pirate who will do anything to protect Bertie. Cobweb, Moth, Mustardseed, and Peaseblossom: Four tiny, mischievous fairies,...

Complications arise when Bertie attempts to reunite her parents and she is torn between her responsibilities and the dream of flying free, just as she is torn between Nate and Ariel.