The theater in your small town is having a hard time getting people to come in to see its plays. They need your help coming up with ideas for plays that will bring lots of customers in. There’s a catch, though! They have a very limited budget, so you’ll need to work with the sets, characters, and props that the theater already has. And you'll also have to deal with the directors - some of them have their own agenda. Come in and pitch your story – be creative and you’ll win the prize role of Chief Theater Writer among your competitors! Center Stage is a storytelling card-based game. Players take cards from each of three decks: sets, props, and characters. They must then develop a quick story including each of these random elements. One player each round serves as the director. He/She takes a card indicating a direction or goal for the winning story - that only the director knows. Players tell their stories, and the director chooses the best one. The winning storyteller receives $1, which may be used as a victory point, or to choose a different card when telling a story. The first player to 5 points wins. —description from the publisher