While enjoying a day off at Sugarcube Corner, The Mane 6 with the exception of one are looking for something new to do, but to their dismay can find nothing interesting, Until Spike, their baby dragon Companion comes by and announces something.

He has written a play, and he wants his friends to re-enact it in a performance he arranged to be held at Ponyville's Town Square.
The Mane 6, with not much else to look forward to decide to partake in it, but Twilight Sparkle is curious as to what Spikes real intentions for writing the story is for, but also with who Spike has recruited to help with Off-stage preparation, Will the show go on? or be a disaster waiting to happen?

thought I wrote this down. but just a little note. If your a good fan of the show It's always sunny in philadelphia, then you can see a resemblence this story has with one of the episodes at some points during the story.