▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 0 ▁best ▁performances ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 s ▁de cade . ▁ ▁Plot ▁Mad eline ▁is ▁a ▁lon ely ▁te en ager ▁who ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁professional ▁acting ▁ensemble ▁creating ▁an ▁experimental ▁the ater ▁performance ▁about ▁the ▁Three ▁Little ▁P igs ▁using ▁impro vis ation . ▁She ▁enjo ys ▁the ▁company ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁actors ▁and ▁their ▁director ▁Ev ang eline , ▁and ▁dread s ▁having ▁to ▁go ▁home ▁to ▁her ▁mother ▁Regin a ▁who ▁doesn ' t ▁understand ▁Mad eline ▁and ▁often ▁starts ▁arguments . ▁One ▁day ▁at ▁re he ars al , ▁Mad eline ▁conf esses ▁to ▁Ev ang eline ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁a ▁dream ▁in ▁which ▁she ▁placed ▁a ▁hot ▁iron ▁on ▁her ▁mother . ▁Ev ang eline ▁is ▁really ▁struck ▁by ▁this ▁dream , ▁and ▁she ▁dec ides ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁perform ers ▁re create ▁the ▁dream ▁in ▁an ▁improv ▁exercise . ▁Mad eline ▁gets ▁over wh el med ▁at ▁how ▁her ▁life ▁is ▁confl ating ▁with ▁her ▁art ▁and ▁wand ers ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁the ater ▁alone ▁while ▁Regin a ▁looks ▁for ▁her . ▁After ▁she ▁finds ▁Mad eline , ▁Regin a ▁disco vers ▁that ▁Mad eline ' s ▁pres cription ▁for ▁an ▁un spec ified ▁mental ▁ill ness ▁has ▁run ▁out , ▁and ▁she ▁strugg les ▁to ▁get ▁it ▁quickly ▁re filled . ▁ ▁Ev ang eline ▁gradually ▁makes ▁Mad eline ' s ▁life ▁the ▁central ▁focus ▁of ▁the ▁the ater ▁performance ▁they ▁are ▁de vis ing .