"It's a thin curtain between theater and life," says one of the actors in ILLUMINATA. And as the other players in this star-powered, wildly romantic tale will soon discover, it's also a thin line between love and betrayal, passion and cruelty, fantasy and truth. Set amid the gaudy decadence of an eccentric theater company, the backstage intrigues begin as the group mounts a radical new play by the troupe's tormented resident writer. But with opening night approaching, multiple complications lurk in the wings -- as a lascivious critic preys on the leading man, a washed-up prima donna preys on the playwright and the entire cast plays fast and loose with everything from the script to each other's spouses. A wondrous, witty, wickedly comic tale.