Michael Hills is a self-professed bouncy house king with a failing business. His wife Julie Hills, Asian American, is a once promising concert pianist presently teaching piano at a prestigious music school. Their friends and neighbors Edward, who works for Michael, and Sarah Apaza are newly born-again Christians and parents to be. Our four gentrifiers have lofty dreams of reshaping West Adams in their image.

They are auditioning for the coveted position of singing the National anthem at the prestigious West Adams Annual Block party. The winner will have access to the “ears” of the West Adams political big wigs and a shot at achieving their ultimate goal, a power grab from Glodean, the stalwart Black woman who is President of the West Adams Neighborhood Council.

Their hopes for change and domination of the neighborhood lay with a white leggy blonde renovating the largest home on the block. They watch in glee at the “spare no expense” restoration that will increase their property values and transform their neighborhood from “hood” to the majestic glory days of West Adams. They are confident an extremely wealthy white woman will be the perfect ally in their takeover. Michael, unbeknownst to the group, has even printed up election posters.

Their elation is short-lived when they see the leggy white blonde hand over her house keys to a Black man and his Black family. Our quartet learn the property belongs to the Barrons and the white woman was their personal assistant. Game changer.

Michael, Sarah, and Julie ingratiate themselves with the Barrons. They accept an invitation to their “get to know the neighbors” party and are in awe of their ostentatious wealth. Julie performs a piano sonata on Mr. Barron’s Baesendorfer, Michael attempts to attract business, and Sarah spreads her newfound Christianity among the natives. All are impressed except Edward who remains behind at Michael’s home, refusing to meet them. Edward believes the Barrons are dangerous people.

Julie may prove Edward right when she burst in with good news. Mrs. Barron has arranged for Julie to play piano at the block party. Michael is furious. How can the Barrons make a decision like that? They just moved into the neighborhood. Julie reveals the Barrons know Glodean who approved the Barrons’ decision. Mr. Barron and Mrs. Barron are now calling the shots on this block party.

The gentrifiers get gentrified in this taut drama, as their successive failures to wrestle back power and influence from the Barrons only diminishes their neighborhood standing. Their inability to cope leads them to deploy their ultimate weapon of defense, racism, to destroy the Barrons, resulting in the destruction of their friendship and changing the dynamics of the neighborhood forever.