Jason Katims及Jeffrey Seller开发的NBC新剧《非凡戏剧团 Rise》（前名《Drama High》）是根据Michael Sokolove所著的一书所改篇，作者是具开创性的高校戏剧教师Lou Volpe的学生。这部剧集讲述在宾夕法尼亚州Rust Belt镇上一间工人阶级的高校里，有个关心家庭﹑充满热情的教师Lou Volpe（《老爸老妈的浪漫史 How I Met Your Mother》主演Josh Radnor饰演）及不同凡响的学生组成了戏剧团，他们致力想为整个市镇带来激情。A working class high school drama department and the students come alive under a passionate teacher and family man whose dedication to the program galvanizes the entire town.