Allie's theatrical hopes are crushed when, instead of being cast as the princess, she is given the role of the evil queen in the fourth-grade class play.

When a girl who feels rotten about playing Second Banana in the annual food and nutrition pageant learns that the girl playing First Banana has stage fright, she suggests a solution to both problems.

The Backstagers want to put on the best show their town's ever seen but, when one of the actors goes missing, the Backstagers must band together to save their comrade.

"Mrs. Green announces that the class will be putting on a school play. All the kids are excited to audition for 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' except for Hubie. The only part that he wants is in the audience! But you can't be famous if you never even step on stage"--P. [4] of cover.

"It's Ella's big chance for a STARRING role in this year's school play. But while Peach Parker is busy trying to stop Ella from succeeding, Zoe ends up winning the prize part. Zoe spends all her time rehearsing with the new girl, Amethyst, so Ella tells her to go be HER new BFF! Oh no! Will Ella and Zoe patch up their FRIENDSHIP in time to save the play?" -- Back cover.

The drama department at Mouston Central is going to put on a production of Shakespeare's of Romeo and Juliet. Paul Poser is a shoo-in for the role of Romeo and Minnie, who has a huge crush on him, wants to win the role of Juliet. Daisy helps Minnie memorize Juliet's lines. In a crazy mix-up, Daisy gets the part instead. Feeling betrayed, Minnie stops speaking to her friend. They are supposed to be best friends forever and Daisy needs to realized she's...

Julep becomes assistant director for the class play and finds she is good at it. But weeks before the play opens, everything crashes and Julep must put her new found directing talents to the test.