The Mason Theater is elegant, the subject of many longings, dreams, and aspirations. Having those are six people, united by the fact that they all come to see a performance at this theater. Al is a janitor with a connection to the portrait of Samuel Mason, the original owner of the theater, and a sickly mother who he has to take care of. Although he stays in the shadows, he has an incredible eye for directing. Marjorie is the understudy who is plain, to say the least. She can act well, but spends her career in the shadow of Brooke's, and just wants to make herself seem beautiful. When people see Brooke, they have a new standard of beauty. She can't help that she's given things, like this role. No one can dance better than she can, but her acting and singing are something to wince at, causing her to feel insecure at times.... Charlie and Grace live underneath a porch. Charlie loves Grace more than life, and, envisioning a better future for them, had been roped into a poker game in which he gambled everything they had. He keeps trying to make it up to Grace... Grace has tried to forgive Charlie as much as she could, and be the strong one, but she can't help longing for something better, and to be able to express herself Richford is the owner of the theater, a heavyset, wealthy man. He cares about nothing more than the profits involved. Their stories progress, over one day at the Mason Theater.