Mistletoe & Mishigas (Teachers in Love)

At the prestigious Birchwood Academy, the holiday season is anything but merry for history teacher Sam Bennett. Between a mounting pile of final exams, students who seem hell-bent on chaos, and a desperate need to secure his tenure, Sam is running on coffee and sheer willpower. The last thing he needs is an infuriatingly charming colleague disruption, but that’s exactly what he gets when he is forced to co-plan the school’s massive winter pageant with the new, energetic drama teacher. Julian is everything Sam isn’t: vibrant, unorganized, and irritatingly optimistic. Tasked with pulling off a festive masterpiece amidst a flurry of dramatic students and institutional mishaps, the two opposites are thrown into a whirlwind of glitter, rehearsals, and unexpected proximity. As the cold winter air bites, the tension between them begins to shift from professional annoyance to a much warmer, more complicated attraction. Mistletoe & Mishigas is a heartfelt, witty romp that perfectly captures the frantic reality of life in the classroom. With sharp banter and genuine, tender moments, this queer holiday romance explores whether Sam and Julian can manage to save the pageant without losing their tempers—or their hearts—in the process.