Patricia Polacco, a well-known artist, overcomes her phobia of public speaking in this motivational real story, enabling her to find her incredible voice. It honours the enduring influence of a great teacher and is an excellent companion to Thank You, Mr. Falker and The Art of Miss Chew. Trisha is terrified of speaking in front of an audience. The very last thing she wants is to wind up in Mr. Wayne's theatre class! But, Mr. Wayne assigns her to a backstage position painting backdrops for the holiday performance. She watches the cast practise while she paints, unknowingly remembering their lines as they go. Will it be necessary to postpone the play? It won?t be an easy road?when Trisha tries to recite the lines in front of the cast, nothing comes out! But Mr. Wayne won?t let her give up, and with his coaching, Trisha is able to become one of his true masterpieces.