Breaking the Bands takes place in a dystopian world where people are divided into two groups: those with Bands and those without (the Free). The Free run the government and the Banded are given less privileges and rights.

The science fiction play follows Ida, a young Banded woman and her mother, Ame, as they try to change the rules of the world with the help of Terrance, a man in the law, and Remo, a young Free man who has a relationship with Ida.