The Glass Mask drama is based on a very popular manga of the same name by Suzue Miuchi, about a young girl named Maya whose dream is to be an actress. A legendary former stage actress, Tsukikage Chigusa, watches Maya as she reenacts drama episodes she's seen on TV. She approaches Maya and has her join her acting company, Tsukikage Theater. Tsukikage holds the production rights to a legendary masterpiece called "The Crimson Goddess," in which she had played the title role until a terrible accident burnt her face beyond surgical repair. She's been searching all of these years for someone to play the role which only the most talented actress could play, and maybe she's found that someone in Maya... --synopsis by awrittensin

芝居の才能に恵まれたマヤはある日、公園で子供たちにひとり芝居を見せていた。その様子を見ていたかつての大女優の月影は、彼女の才能を見抜いて接近し、自分が設立した劇団「つきかげ」に入るように誘う。自身が上演権を持つ「紅天女」の主役としてマヤを育てるつもりなのだ。芝居に対して尋常でない情熱をもつマヤは、月影のもとで女優の道を目指すことを決意する。