Enter Stage Left is a smart and sexy romantic comedy bursting with backstage drama, second-chance swoons, and unresolved chemistry that refuses to stay off stage.
Elle Serra has been trapped in the assistant director zone for three years when she finally gets her shot: three weeks to workshop a script with an up-and-coming playwright. If she nails it, she will direct the full production at Chicago Repertory Theater.
The hitch? The play ... and the playwright, former beau Bret Stark. His gray eyes still smolder, his abs are still rock hard ... and his raunchy brand of comedy has her praying to the theater gods.
Bret's script is inspired by his leap from college football player to drama jock. He expected a bro to direct, not the woman who calls her bra and panties dainties. Artistic differences aside, she is "his girl who got away," and he'd love to tangle sheets with her again.
With sparks flying on and off stage, Bret has refuse-to-lose focus on making the play a hit and winning back Elle, but he soon learns it will take more than a bottle of vino and a well-timed wink to win her heart. She is done with men who think commitment is sleeping with the same woman from first rehearsal through closing night.
When the workshop is a hit and Bret accepts a dream-come-true writing gig in LA, he asks Elle to come with him, but she has worked too hard to leave Chicago just as her star is rising. Now they each must choose between the careers they've fought for and love that just may deserve a Second Act.