After falling off of a roof, Jack O’Toole’s uncle dies in his arms. Overwrought with emotion, Jack hears his uncle’s voice telling him to write a play about the funeral. Determined to put the play on its feet, Jack gets a how-to book from the library and quits his job to mount the production. With no money or know-how and only his gut to guide him, Jack directs the play on the only stage he can afford - in the back room of the local pub on a neighborhood street called Broadway.