Inthistensetaleofpsychologicalterror,VivianMiller(ShelbyYoung)isayoungtwentieswomanwho'sservingoutherjailsentenceataworkreleaseprogramintheMidwest.Her90daysofprobationtakeshertoTheCawdorBarnTheatre,adilapidatedsummerstocktheaterrunbyLawrenceO'Neil(CaryElwes).Lawrence,afailedBroadwaydirector,isnowreducedtostagingamateurproductionswithyoungparoleesandragingoverthemistakesfromhispast.Vivian'sarrivalinCawdorstartsaterrifyingseriesofeventsthatbringsLawrence'ssecretpasttothepresent.AfterVivianviewsanoldtapedstageproductionofMacbeth,aforceofevilisunleashedwhichsoonturnsitssightsonher.WiththehelpofRoddy(MichaelWelch),alocaloutcast,Viviansetsabouttryingtodiscoverwhothesupernaturalkilleronthetapeisbeforeshebecomesthenextvictim.