The show starts with Wendy lying in a bed facing away from the audience. Maya comes into the room and says that she brought the homework that Wendy has for class. When Wendy doesn’t respond for a bit, Maya asks if she’s awake. Wendy says that she’s been asleep all day and she isn’t tired anymore, so she might as well stay up all night. Maya tells her that she planned on staying up all night anyway, and she mentions that the grades for a major assignment will be released sometime that night. Wendy agrees to stay up, and Maya asks if she can invite Dante. Wendy says it’s alright as long as he doesn’t judge her for staying in bed the whole time, and Maya jokes about how Dante probably won’t notice because he’s always so focused on work. The song ALL-NIGHTER starts. Wendy and Maya each have a short verse about their intentions for the night, and between the verses is a short chorus. Dante comes in singing about how swamped with work he is without greeting anymore, simply sitting on the floor and setting up his stuff. There is one last chorus and the song ends.
Time passes as shown by a clock changing. Dante breaks the silence by exclaiming that he hasn’t gotten any work done and he doesn’t know why he can’t focus. A conversation takes place in which the group explains their majors, and Dante explains what his dreams for the future are.) The song BURNING starts. Dante sings a song about how his passion for making the world a better place felt like a fire keeping him going, but now the fire feels like it’s gone and the unmaintained passion has destroyed his brain in some way. After the song, Maya and Wendy acknowledge that he doesn’t have to push himself all the time, and there are things he can do to fix his situation. Wendy suggests that he relaxes for the time being, Dante agrees and takes out a book to read.
Maya explains that the later it gets, the more worried she gets about her grade. Cue a montage of the time changing and Maya getting excited about getting an email only for it to be about different things. Maya finally gets her grades. Her teacher emails her saying that her grades are really bad, and he’s noticed that she’s been really tired, and he asks if she’s okay. Maya brushes it off, but Wendy and Dante confront her and ask about why she’s been staying up late. The song GET SOME SLEEP starts. Maya sings a song about how since she was young she’s felt like she can’t control her life, and while she was always told not to do drugs, she found comfort in not sleeping.
Wendy tells Maya that what she’s doing isn’t healthy and she needs to stop. Maya gets defensive and tells Wendy that staying in bed isn’t healthy, and Maya leaves the room saying she has to use the restroom. Dante tries to apologize for Maya, but Wendy redirects the conversation to the book he’s reading. As they get caught up in the conversation, Wendy slides out of the bed and sits next to him on the floor. Maya comes back into the room and apologizes, saying that Wendy doesn’t need to force herself to do something too hard for her, but Wendy accepts the apology and states that she got up on her own accord with Dante’s help. The song WENDY’S BALLAD starts. Wendy sings about her fear of death and how she’s always been captivated by literature because it is seemingly immortal. After the song ends, Wendy explains that she’s been sad for so long that it’s hard for her to get out of bed, and Maya asks why Wendy got out of bed. Wendy explains that she was motivated by her passion, and she thanks Maya and Dante.
Soon enough the sun starts to come up. The song THE SUN ALWAYS RISES starts. This is sung by Maya, Dante, and Wendy, and it's about how no matter what, the sun always rises. Wendy asks them what happens now, Dante talks about what he wants to do to be more confident in his future. Maya jokingly says she just wants to think about what to eat for breakfast, and Wendy agrees to come along. As the group gathers their things. The song ALL-NIGHTER (REPRISE) starts, and they sing about their intention for the future.