You in Five Acts

In the high-pressure months leading up to the performance that will determine their futures, a group of friends at an elite performing arts school in New York City look back on when an unexpected event upended everything.

“A poignant and timely socially conscious narrative.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Perfectly captures the competitive, high-stakes atmosphere of professional-track ballet.”—Sophie Flack, author of Bunheads

It’s always been you—you know that, right?

Five friends at a prestigious New York City performing arts school connect over one dream: stardom. For Joy, Diego, Liv, Ethan, and Dave, that dream falters under the pressure of second semester, senior year. Ambitions shift and change, new emotions rush to the surface, and a sense of urgency pulses among them: Their time together is running out.

Diego hopes to get out of the friend zone. Liv wants to escape, losing herself in fantasies of the new guy. Ethan conspires to turn his muse into his girlfriend. Dave pines for the drama queen. And if Joy doesn’t open her eyes, she could lose the love that’s been in front of her all along.

An epic ensemble piece, You in Five Acts is a eulogy for a friendship—the heartbreaks, the betrayals, the inside jokes, the remember-whens. And the tragedy that changed everything.