In New York in 1937, 17-year-old Richard Samuel () wanted to be an actor and was very tired of school life. By coincidence, he met the stage director Orson Welles () and joined the rehearsal of the William Shakespeare stage play Julius Caesar directed by Wells . In the crew, he met Sonia, who was also eager for the stage. Richard fell in love with Sonia (), but when she confessed to her, Sonia said she was willing to be with Wells. He finally realized that Sonia was willing to have sex with Wells in order to realize her stage dream. Richard had a quarrel with Wells and was expelled from the troupe.
Suddenly one day, Wells apologized to him and invited him to rejoin the troupe. On the night of the successful premiere of "Julius Caesar", Richard realized that Wells' apology was only to ensure the smooth progress of the premiere. A new actor has been found and he is ready to replace him at any time. Richard left the theater again, and he told his parents that the salary was too low. Richard went back to school and planned to become a screenwriter instead of an actor in the future.
