This novel takes place in The Lutheran Academy for boys where Jeffery Thomas Ryan, the boy with three first names, is enrolled by his jealous father. His roommate Trevor started a secret dress club which meet in the dressing rooms beneath the auditorium stage. They persuaded their drama professor to stage a performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's opera - H.M.S. Pinafore. The Headmaster brought charges against the Professor for lewd and inappropriate behavior. A new student arrives from Australia. Trevor seeks Romeo's help in finding his former roommate Jordon, whose father exiled him to study for the priesthood in a Seminary near Brisbane, Australia. The boys recite their lines from the opera's libretto during class and in the showers. The Professor's hearing takes place but the show must go on. Romeo finds Jordon who is returned to America where he joins Trevor. The cast of H.M.S. Pinafore is an all male performance dressed in Victorian costumes. The novel has an abundance of erotic imagery and adolescent sexy behavior.