Struggling actor Wayne still needs financial help from his worried parents as major parts are hard to find. Father finally convinces him to make some use of his teaching degree and accept at least an interim as high-school English teacher, for which he proves more adequate then the present staff. When model student J.D. also makes his class's Shakesepeare project an exciting success, Wayne, who also has a budding affair with a helpful school colleague, is offered a dream part in a major commercial, so he must choose.