The Play's the Thing

Gary trifft Ex-Detective Crumb wieder, der bei einer Theater-Aufführung mitspielt. Einen Tag später setzt Gary versehentlich einen der Schauspieler außer Gefecht. Da die Aufführung zu platzen droht, muss Gary nun selbst als Darsteller einspringen.

While at the theater, Gary runs into his old friend, ex-Chicago police detective Marion Crumb, who joined the Shakespearean troupe after the play's director, Bonnie Rousseau, convinced him to pursue his natural born acting talents. While pooling the cast's money to put on the production, Bonnie recruits Gary to replace one of the leads who has had an accident. As Gary throws himself into his new role, the production is threatened -- first by a producer claiming to have rights to the theater and then by an arsonist. As Gary and Marion work together to put out all the fires, damaging evidence arises against Bonnie that reveals she's a scam artist. With hours left before show time, it's up to Gary to stop Bonnie from deserting her devoted troupe -- or else it's curtains for everyone.

Gary se précipite au théâtre local où se joue 'Le Songe d'une nuit d'été' pour éviter qu'une comédienne ne soit blessée par la chute d'un projecteur. À sa grande surprise, il retrouve Marion Crumb sur la scène. Ce dernier a en effet accepté de jouer dans une pièce amateur sous la direction de Bonnie Rousseau. De fil en aiguille, Gary se retrouve impliqué dans la pièce...

Gary accetta una proposta fattagli da Crumb: recitare al suo fianco nella rappresentazione di "Sogno di una notte di mezza estate", allestito in un teatro rionale. Il giorno della prima, lo spettacolo rischia di saltare e la regista rischia l'arresto.