It’s 1889 and New York World reporter, Nellie Bly needs a story. Inspired by the Jules Verne novel, Around the World in 80 Days, Bly convinces her publisher, Joseph Pulitzer, that she is the woman who can beat the record set by the fictional, Phileas Fogg. A mesmerizing kaleidoscope of trains, steamships, exotic ports and 46 colorful characters is deftly created by a company of five actors in this rollicking and thought-provoking adventure based on true events.