Addiction creates a performance; the real question for how this tragicomedy resolves is found in one's commitment to developing a script for survival. Gary K. an actor who portrays Bill W. the founder of AA, struggles to fulfill that commitment, becoming a reflection of how important purpose and guidance are in leading one on a pathway for stepping forward.

For 10 years, the filmmakers explored ways to uncover the experience of the 12-Steps for Addiction Recovery first described in The Big Book written more than 75 years ago by Bill Wilson.  The journey led to a play, Dr. Bob and Bill W., written by Dr. Samuel Shem and Janet Surrey and performed in theaters across the nation.  Conceived as a dramatic telling of the founding of AA, it connected us to finding Gary Kimble performing the roll of AA founder Bill W. alongside Richard Springle as Dr. Bob.  The play was conceived as a vehicle for seeing the struggle to find a "cure" of substance abuse. It becomes an illustration of the 12 Steps as the foundation for recovery.

As we documented the actor’s immersion into the characters, we bore witness to their own lives as reflected in their "stage" character.  It became the foundation for bearing witness to the steps learned along the way to recovery.  The film tracks a 10-year odyssey, ending in Florida, at a leading center for recovery programs.  Gary and Richard had parted ways, but Gary's ambitions and struggles bring him to Del Ray Beach where he becomes a counselor to young men and women who are part of an immersive program to attain sobriety.