You in Five Acts

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It's always been you - you know that, right? At a prestigious New York City performing arts school, five friends connect over one dream of stardom. But for Joy, Diego, Liv, Ethan, and Dave, that dream falters under the pressure of second semester, senior year. Ambitions shift and change, new…

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Romance

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1 author picked You in Five Acts as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

S.M. Stevens

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I like the grittiness and real-life issues addressed in this story. The pressures and joys of being students at an elite performing arts high school are described through the eyes of five friends: two actors, one writer/director, and two dancers. Aspirations, disintegrating friendships, budding romances, vengeance, and addiction interweave as the students forge ahead to the career-making (or breaking) Senior Showcase. Tragedy enfolds the friends in a dark ending as the dangers of the outside world pierce their high school bubble.

Theatre Quotient: Medium. Plot is split between dance and theater, and the show gets minimal pages.

From S.M.'s list on for tweens, teens and young adults who love theater.