Thomas Olitaire enters a Jesuit Novitiate to begin his studies for the priesthood. His first challenge is to pass muster with the Master of Novices, Father Seamus Gideon, who is charged with deciding who’s worthy to continue and who’s not. As the months go by, Thomas confronts his own and his fellow novices’ unworthiness while suspecting the Master of far worse. He begins to act out, brazenly flouting the Rules, arousing the Master’s wrath. However, when he wants to leave, the Master refuses to let him go, saying it’s too soon to give up fighting for his vocation. In the end, the play contemplates the mystery of what makes a priest and why; as Scripture says: “Many are called, but few are chosen.”