How far would you go to get your big break, to realize your fantasy of rock and roll stardom?

   

It’s the 1970s.  Pulsar5 collectively yearns to attain rock stardom, but they diverge on how far they are willing to go to achieve it.   This disparity becomes apparent when Pulsar5 gets an opportunity to audition for a “big-time” agent, resulting in a demeaning offer.  That’s when the two female and three male band members realize their respective value systems are irreconcilably different.   While women’s lib, birth control, and EEO are mandated in the American culture, real changes in sexual attitudes are still trickling down to the masses.

Fundamental equality questions echo through backstages of the show biz world. Does sexual equality have relevance in the context of rock bands?  Is talent enough to earn a woman admission to the big time music scene, or are voluptuous bodies and skimpy morals still “must have” holdovers from previous generations?  If there is truly sexual equality in the music business, then why can men performers be downright homely, while women must be eye candy?  And, why do men feel okay about the sexual exploitation of their women lovers?

In Give Me A Break, human frailties are hilarious and hair-raising. Reaching for a dream can squarely crush the heart of the lover boosting you up.  Low self esteem can cause a confidante to place a trusted friend on a shelf lower than they ever deserved.

Is the force propelling Pulsar5 forward a prophetic magnetism drawing them closer to their true star, or is it a stellar wind pushing them to flame out?