Soccer star Alex Cole is too cool for the theater. But when his school attends a show at the Old Civic, he is swept up in an adventure that will force him to choose between his old life and a new world he never imagined. Along the way, he will lose all his friends, fight for his life against a deadly spirit, nearly get expelled from school, and befriend a band of ghosts who will help him discover his amazing talent. That talent will turn out to be more powerful than anyone expected, but will it be enough to let Alex prevent the disaster that is coming?