College philosophy professor Mr. Radisson's curriculum is challenged by his new student, Josh, who believes God exists.

It's 1984 and outside a small-town nightclub, a group of 8th graders gather, grappling with a spate of recent suicides, UFO sightings, their absentee parents, and each other.

When a temperamental Broadway director is fired from yet another job, she is forced to direct a community Christmas pageant.